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romgrk

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romgrk··on We reduced the cost of building Mastodon at Twitter-scale by 100x
Really nice ideas here. The crucial advantage is having the storage+computation run as close as possible, which is a big advantage over a regular DB+app backend.

But I won't ever consider investing in it unless it's some form of open-source. It's too much of a risk to have a closed-source core.

romgrk··on REST Considered Harmful
Hadn't seen that, thanks, I've updated the post to include it.
romgrk··on Art of chording
Anyone has tried a steno keyboard with a modal editor (eg vim)? I'm wondering if it makes typing faster for that particular use-case.
romgrk··on Launch HN: Dharma (YC S17) an open protocol for borrowing/lending cryptoassets
`dharma` is the term we buddhists use to designate the (sacred) teachings of Buddha. Would you use `Coran` or `Bible` to name your project? Probably not. It would have been a good idea to take more time to reflect on your choice of name.
romgrk··on Show HN: A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to find, written in Rust
The other big advantage is `more user-friendly`. Thus no backward compatibility. No doubt some people are used to the old patterns, but lots of people also prefer saner defaults.
romgrk··on Ask HN: What programming blogs do you follow?
Robert Martin: http://blog.cleancoder.com/
romgrk··on Ask HN: If you were to switch career, what would you do?
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/mathematical-ec...
romgrk··on Ask HN: What is your favorite CV maker[0], and what does a good CV look like[1]?
canva.com can be interesting: https://www.canva.com/design/DABq4bQQXZM/rbaXBbOcg1R19Ha0LcE...
romgrk··on The Affordable Care Act is flawed, why not public pricing?
Leaving private companies in charge of healthcare is pure madness. Most of the developed countries have realized this. (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_health_coverage_by_c...)

The reason is that healthcare is somewhere you don't want the profits to be the main goal. The goal is to make sure everyone is taken care of, at the best cost for the society. Did you know the US is the country that spends most on healthcare, and still doesn't have universal coverage? (http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/020915/what-country-...)

Therefore, public pricing is not the optimal solution. Public heath system is.

romgrk··on Website development please help and see if my website is okay
Labels on the navbar and dropdown menu are way too small.
romgrk··on Junior dev – when is the right time to ask for a raise?
I don't have a clear answer to your question, but I'd just like to note that salaries tend to vary a lot between big companies and small companies, for the same role. So if your friend is working at a big company, and you work for a small company, it is normal (up to a certain point) that she will earn more. I think there are also various factors to consider, before asking for a raise, such as: Do I think I am earning what I'm worth? Is the company in a good position, financially speaking?

In any case, asking for a raise will always be kinda awkward I guess :)

romgrk··on How do people manage JavaScripts projects that contain multiple NPM packages?
npm link
romgrk··on Ask HN: In long run which company is better for me
Yo, this is clearly super-subjective, it makes no sense to ask us which one would be better for you; it's up to you. Small advice, use your instinct. Usually it does a good job to screen bad deals. If both of them pass the instinct-test, pick the one that reflects what you want to do a this point of your career.
romgrk··on Vim 8.0 released
This is what is now possible with Neovim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI5azVeDUDo
romgrk··on Vim 8.0 released
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI5azVeDUDo