Being a top programmer: Don't get stuck(medium.com) Programmers have to solve dozens of problems every day. Most of these are trivial issues, but eventually something crops up that stumps you for 30 minutes or more. These add up to multiple hours of painful unproductive time.
A few words about indie app business(charliemonroe.net) A while ago, someone asked me for advice about starting an indie app business. So I’d given it some thought and wrote back a few points – and I thought it would be a good idea to put it out here for anyone else who’s thinking about doing this. Let’s start from the beginning.
Reflections on 1 Year of (Trying to) Become Successful on YouTube(chaserensberger.com) In 2024, my friend and I started making YouTube videos. This article is just some housekeeping I’m doing to keep track of progress for this channel. I hope that some people find it valuable. I offer some advice in this article, but everything should be taken with a grain of salt, as we are not (hopefully yet) a successful channel. If you’re interested in getting in touch, there is contact information at the end of the article.
11 points by Abderrhmane 114 days ago | 7 comments
A letter to open-source maintainers(xuanwo.io) Here is a letter to all friends who are or aspire to be open-source maintainers. I have repeated many of these core ideas in various places. I believe it’s better to write them in a letter so that I don’t have to repeat myself again. This letter includes everything I want to share with NEW open-source maintainers. I hope all of them can find happiness and thrive in the open-source community.
How to grow professional relationships(tej.as) Over my career, I’ve had the opportunity to get to know some of the world’s most incredible builders. This same career has also seen quite a significant amount of gatekeeping: various (m|b)illionaire boys clubs and cliques have made it quite clear that they’d prefer to keep their world small and exclusive, and that there’s no room at their table.
362 points by gus_leonel 153 days ago | 207 comments
Ask HN: Best Resources for a New Dad?(ycombinator.com) I recently became a dad and only now I realize how difficult it is to gather the right information about anything related to the baby (from breast feeding, feeding issues, sleep, etc - to potential depression and hormone issues for the mother, etc).<p>I am so surprised that in 2024 there still isn't a good consensus on things that are best to raise a child.<p>For the parents out here: can you please provide as much help as you can to a
Ask HN: Where to start when creating a programming language?(ycombinator.com) I've been a programmer for more than 5 years and during that time I've already developed a few small things, but now I want to start understanding in depth what a programming language is and how it works, but I don't even know where to start. If anyone can help me, I'd really appreciate it.