Hacker News with Generative AI: Developer Experience

Great things about Rust that aren't just performance (ntietz.com)
Nearly every line of code I write for fun is in Rust. It's not because I need great performance, though that's a nice benefit. I write a lot of Rust because it's a joy to write code in. There is so much else to love about Rust beyond going fast without segfaults.

Programming Languages, Developer Experience

194 points by vortex_ape 5 days ago | 228 comments

Ask HN: Fluent in go and Rust? Which one do you prefer and why? (ycombinator.com)
You should have done at least a full project in both, a bit more than just scratching the surface.

Programming, Go, Rust, Career Advice, Developer Experience

12 points by manx 35 days ago | 8 comments

PR process killing morale and productivity (blackentropy.com)
Code reviews are supposed to be about improving code quality and sharing knowledge, but when PR comments start hitting the hundreds, something is very wrong. I’ve recently come across a discussion where a new developer joined a team and faced over 300 PR comments on their first contribution. Most of it was stylistic nitpicking. This isn’t just unproductive, it’s outright toxic.

Code Reviews, Software Development, Developer Experience, Productivity, Toxicity

145 points by devslovecoffee 50 days ago | 216 comments

Documentation Is Product (langfuse.com)
Today, on Day 4 of Langfuse Launch Week 2, we’re highlighting an often overlooked but critical element of great Developer Experience: Documentation.

Developer Experience, Documentation, Software

8 points by JannikM 57 days ago | 0 comments

Skeptical of rewriting JavaScript tools in "faster" languages (nolanlawson.com)
I’ve written a lot of JavaScript. I like JavaScript. And more importantly, I’ve built up a set of skills in understanding, optimizing, and debugging JavaScript that I’m reluctant to give up on.

JavaScript, Programming Languages, Performance, Developer Experience

168 points by todsacerdoti 89 days ago | 322 comments

Reclaim the Stack (reclaim-the-stack.com)
We spent 7 months building a Kubernetes based platform to replace Heroku for our SaaS product at mynewsdesk.com. **The results were a 90% reduction in costs and a 30% improvement in performance.** We also significantly improved developer experience with reduced deploy times and faster / more accessible tooling.

Kubernetes, SaaS, Cloud Computing, Cost Optimization, Developer Experience

496 points by dustedcodes 131 days ago | 321 comments

An unordered list of things I miss in Go (capivaras.dev)

Go Programming, Programming Languages, Developer Experience

155 points by todsacerdoti 154 days ago | 275 comments

80% of developers are unhappy. The problem is not AI, nor is coding (shiftmag.dev)

Software Development, Developer Experience, Industry Trends

48 points by thunderbong 171 days ago | 85 comments

Developer experience: What is it and why should you care? (2023) (github.blog)

Developer Experience, Software Development, Trends

21 points by wslh 203 days ago | 15 comments

It's not just you, Next.js is getting harder to use (propelauth.com)