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Top posts
Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 16,888 posts.
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We Only Hire the Best
How many times have you heard a company claim that they only hire the best? The top of the top. The crème de la crème. Most of them, by sheer necessity of math, are delusional. There just aren’t th…
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Interview questions to ask your interviewer
An interview should be a two-way street. Here are some questions you can ask the company during a software engineering interview.
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Prashanth Chandrasekar Replacing Joel Spolsky as Stack Overflow CEO
Last March, I shared that we were starting to look for a new CEO for Stack Overflow. We were looking for that rare combination of someone who could foster the community while accelerating the growth of our businesses, especially Teams, where we are starting to close many huge deals and becoming a hyper-growth…
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Accounting for Developers, Part II
In this second post of our three-part series, we build a ledger for a Venmo clone by applying the accounting principles we learned in Part I.
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What I Learned Reading 1k Investor Reports
I read 1,000 investor reports last year.
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If I Launched a Startup - Cheat Sheet
Startup lawyer tips for launching: incorporate smart, use mentors/advisors carefully, and raise seed capital with founder-friendly, low-drama terms.
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Waymo in Dallas
Starting today, anyone in Dallas can download the Waymo app and hail a fully autonomous ride.
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AI's Affordability Crisis
A year ago in The Back Of The AI Envelope I pointed out that the AI platforms were running the drug-dealer's algorithm, "the first one's fr...
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Analysis of economic and productivity losses caused by cookie banners in Europe
Why cookie banners frustrate users, when EU device-access consent is required, and which narrow exemptions may apply to necessary and audience-measurement cookies.
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Where are all the containers? The global shortage explained
Hillebrand Gori makes logistics easy for wine, beer and spirits. Rely on tailored transport, warehousing and supply chain services that keep your beverages safe and your business growing.
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A change of address led to our Wise accounts being shut down
For years, one of my businesses has been a regular user of Wise (formerly TransferWise). Wise is a financial service that lets you send and receive money across currencies, often at a better rate and lower fee than traditional banks. Sounds great, right?
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TikTok and the Sorting Hat
NEXT POST: Part II of my thoughts on TikTok, on how the app design is informed by its algorithm and vice versa in a virtuous circle.
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Asking your customers what they want doesn't work
And how can you figure it out what they really need
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Firefox moving to 4 week releases
Building and releasing a browser is complicated and involves many players. To optimize the process, and make it more reliable for all users, over the years we’ve developed a phased ...
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Mattermost 1.0 released – open-source Slack alternative
One secure place for everything critical to your team: messaging, file sharing, and collaboration — deployed on your terms.
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To become a software consultant, avoid letting clients pay you for code (2017)
I get a lot of questions from software developers about consulting and being a consultant. In this post, I talk about the key to being a software consultant
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Employee #1: Dropbox
Read more on Y Combinator's blog.
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Welcoming Mozilla to Matrix
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
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Nvidia announces financial results for second quarter fiscal 2024
NVIDIA today reported revenue for the second quarter ended July 30, 2023, of $13.51 billion, up 101% from a year ago and up 88% from the previous quarter.
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Are daily standups hurting your team?
What software developers can learn from Ford and GM
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Buy well, buy once
Carl Jeffrey @fellowcreative (fellow™) is a Designer and Doer sharing ideas and thinking on creativity, community, sustainability, strategy, technology…
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An Update on Hacker News
I frequently get asked about the changes we’ve made and are making to Hacker News, so I wanted to share some updates. A lot of people feel strongly about HN. It’s an important part of the startup community and we want it to be both the best source of news and discussion about technology and startups and also welcoming…
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Apple's Liquid Glass is prep work for AR interfaces, not just a design refresh
Why Apple Just Killed the iPhone Interface (And What Comes Next)