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vsdvvsdereron Build a hit counter for Gatsby with React, AWS Lambda, and FaunaDB

One reason to not not build-in house:

1. Edge cases. Chances are you do not need to cover every edge case, at least when building an MVP. It can take more time to learn a complex API than to build in house. See also premature optimization.

2. Someone else maintains it. In the event you decide to use someone's dependency and they decide to unpublish it with the click of a button.... (ok at least this one has been fixed, but API versioning can still be a bear).

vsdvvsdereron Build a hit counter for Gatsby with React, AWS Lambda, and FaunaDB

these days the hard part isn't the view counter logic, it's managing the 395,000 dependencies in your project

vsdvvsdereron Spotify signs ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ to an exclusive multi-year deal

What happens if the conspiracy theorist is someone you agree with? Do we still avoid mainstreaming them?

vsdvvsdereron Spotify signs ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ to an exclusive multi-year deal

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vsdvvsdereron Walmart says it will discontinue Jet

ahahahahahah probably yes. doordash has some cool lawyers that can defend that. but mom's delivery company gets the full force of the law

vsdvvsdereron Walmart says it will discontinue Jet

huhuhu, what happens when I tell Walmart I've completed the deliveries, but I haven't?

what happens when I make the delivery, but someone gets injured in the process? DoorDash has insurance for this most likely.