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velebak··on Ask HN: Due to spam on GitHub, what platforms can I move my projects?
I second this. Ive been using sourcehut for a few years for personal stuff. Worth every penny at twice the price.
velebak··on Donate to the Treasury to help pay down the $36.7T public debt
So, extra tax then? Voluntary?
velebak··on I Am No Longer Speaking at RustConf 2023
you mean it needs some editing too. i agree!
velebak··on Ask HN: Why Are Programmer Design Tastes So Utilitarian?
Why fancy? Basic works 99% of the time. Over-engineered interfaces simply get in the way, no matter how "cool" they are.
velebak··on Amazon Is Gutting Its Voice-Assistant Alexa
Light, weather and timers. That's all it is good for to me.
velebak··on Better Than JSON?
Edn should be on this list
velebak··on I Setup My Own Personal CDN Using Cloudflare and S3
If you're using S3, what's wrong with Cloudfront?
velebak··on Apple Plans to Announce Move to Its Own Mac Chips at WWDC
The great unification continues between iOS and Mac!
velebak··on Ask HN: As a developer, what are your biggest pain points?
Users. :)
velebak··on Mark – A simple and unified notation for both object and markup data
EDN FTW.
velebak··on Firefox’s faster, slicker, slimmer Quantum edition now out
I did, and I'm tired of Chrome eating my machines alive. I've been running Nightly for a few weeks now and I only open Chrome to use the cast plugin.
velebak··on The C64 Mini Computer
Pirates! is a game I crave to this day. The newer versions lacked some of the charm of the 64 version.
velebak··on IBM and Sony cram up to 330TB into tiny tape cartridge
They can go cram it, for all I care.
velebak··on What I've Learned So Far as a Programmer
Always build scalable web presences.
velebak··on Model F Keyboards project – Bringing back the buckling spring keyboard
Don't forget Unicomp's been around for a while. https://www.pckeyboard.com/

All they brought back was a zinc case?

velebak··on James Gosling, Creator of Java, to Join AWS
This bodes well for AWS. I think this is good news.
velebak··on Kotlin is the hero Android needs
I've been watching this for a bit - it is my understanding that large parts of IntelliJ itself are written in Kotlin.

I, for one, am very interested in how I can use it to speed my JVM-based development.

I'm also interested in doing front end dev with it as well.

velebak··on Ask HN: For those programming 10+ years, what do you wish you knew 4 years in?
Software Development as a career requires a commitment to a continuous cycle of learning (and teaching.)

Your skills will grow, but the churn of tools and techniques will have you relearning things on a regular basis.

velebak··on What Does It Take to Climb Up the Ladder?
Two feet and the desire to climb it.
velebak··on Ask HN: What “old” programming languages will you still be using in 2017?
Java and Python
velebak··on Ask HN: What “old” programming languages will you still be using in 2017?
java and python
velebak··on Ask HN: I'm falling in love with my already involved cofounder,what should I do?
Defuse the bomb. The cost is too damned high, if you care as deeply as you say. It's your decision ultimately, but you came to HN for some sort of external validation of your feelings. Bad move #1. Leave it at that and learn from the experience. Now GBTW and build an awesome product.
velebak··on Facebook just removed the top bar?
... & move fastER fixing things. FTFY
velebak··on Do You Really Want to be Doing this When You're 50?
I've been doing software development for a total of 16 years, with a stint as an IT manager for 5 additional. Did some side work here and there to keep skills sharp, but I recently got back into full-time development after I realized I like creating more than I like maintaining.

I'll be 42 in November, and my experience gives me a guided path to understanding and solving problems, independent of technology, language or API.

I don't need to chew through espresso and lattes until 2am, because I've gotten smarter over time. I can identify patterns and problems faster than I did 20 years ago. I work more efficiently and don't need to take a scatter-shot, unfocused approach to work.

I don't disagree that software is a continual source of frustration to develop, but I think that's because we expect at some point to be super-experts for any problem domain.

Yes, tools and frameworks change. Sometimes they suck. Sometimes they don't. If you don't love learning new things and investing yourself in continually keeping up to date, then you doom yourself to being miserable in this profession at any age.

velebak··on Ask HN: Structuring a revenue stake agreement on web work
Thanks for taking time to reply. I had no idea this was so complex. Is this different if these are small, privately held companies? One's a retail hydroponic supply shop. I can't imagine they have a stock plan documented. I'm pretty sure they are not VC financed. Also, they mentioned a cut of revenue(unknown if it's from gross or net), not an equity stake.
velebak··on Ask HN: I quit my job .. now what?
Don't second guess. What's done is done and now it's time to get to work. So get to work!