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Top posts
Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 4,748 posts.
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Love your customers
There were many reasons why I left Oracle shortly after it acquired Sun, but first among them: I could not stomach the disdain that Oracle had for its own customers. Sun — for all of its (many!) other faults — loved its customers.
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Preparing for missions in difficult places
Can I bring my emotional support dog?
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The N=1 Guide to Grad School: Advice for Aspiring PhDs
Last August, I finished my Ph.D. with the help of a bunch of amazing people. I submitted my thesis, and on a bus in Turkey during my post-graduation vacation, I put together a list of practices and mindsets that I sometimes stuck to while working on my Ph.D. Over the last few months, I added some details, and you'll…
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Aza Raskin Leaving Mozilla
Since the beta version of Mozilla's Firefox, I've been a devotee. It became my go-to web browser in 2004. In addition to being open-source, it was far
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Excerpts From the Diary of an [iTunes] App Store Reviewer
Not sure what a “lingam” is, but if it means what I think it means, just thinking about it is making mine swell. Jackpot. Rejected app for inappropriate content.
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How GitHub Works: Creativity is Important
Written pieces, talks, and other bits by Zach Holman.
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How to Become a Shopify Developer – Resources to Become a Shopify Dev
I’m a self-taught developer who worked as a freelancer and indie maker in 2019 and I learned Shopify app and theme development and I want to share with you resources that help me to become a Shopify developer
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Salary expectations questions – How should you answer them? (2020)
Don't panic! Here's how to tactfully answer salary expectations questions without costing yourself a ton of money
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When a team is too big
What signs to look for and how to increase productivity with all-round skillset
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OS X 10.9.3 Is Toxic
OS X 10.9.3 Recurring Panics
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The reality of working in tech: We're not hired to write code (2023)
"So, is everyone losing their minds yet?" My ex-coworker asked me over yahoo messenger. He quit after getting enraged by new work policies that specifically targeted him. I looked up from my screen,
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Why we removed bosses at Treehouse
On June 20th 2013, we decided that our 4-day work week at Treehouse was’t insane enough so we went further: We removed all Managers.
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The End of Front-End Development
Large language models like GPT-4 are becoming increasingly capable, at an alarming rate. Within a couple of years, we won't need developers any more! …Or at least, that's the narrative going viral on social media. I'm much more optimistic about what these AI advancements mean for the future of software development.
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Better to micromanage than be disengaged
For a long time, I found the micromanager CEO archetype very frustrating to work with. They would often pop out of nowhere, jab holes in the work I had done without understanding the tradeoffs, and then disappear when I wanted to explain my decisions. In those moments, I wished they would trust me based on my track…
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When feedback is not a gift
Feedback is the lifeblood of getting better, but be careful who you accept feedback from.
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What do great engineering managers need to know about compensation and equity?
Understanding how companies go about figuring out compensation. And an exercise to do for your team.
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Dean of Engineering at University of Nevada wrote a paper that’s bad
“As we look to sleep and neuroscience for answers we can study flies specifically the Drosophila melanogaster we highlight in our research.”
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Don't fall in love with your technology
It's not about technology for its own sake. It's about being able to implement your ideas.
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Lead Bullets (2011)
Ben Horowitz is a cofounder and general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers, The