15:[[43288872,{"by":"01-_-","descendants":32,"id":43288872,"kids":[43289179,43289023,43289000,43289316,43289272,43289627,43289947,43289030,43289985,43296739,43294924,43294887,43288976,43289168,43296780,43301731,43294354,43305280,43290153,43289257,43290057,43299501,43289238,43289113],"score":25,"time":1741342147,"title":"Ask HN: Is Clean Code a waste of time?","type":"story"}],[43243075,{"by":"ajdude","descendants":1198,"id":43243075,"kids":[43243879,43252031,43250875,43248070,43243514,43243581,43250853,43250728,43243674,43253814,43249135,43248758,43243570,43243545,43243657,43251520,43252964,43245270,43243875,43253116,43244508,43248530,43253012,43248606,43244092,43248523,43243762,43252001,43244292,43243631,43243995,43250508,43248988,43254468,43246038,43244600,43253180,43251318,43244630,43249045,43244137,43243572,43245984,43245670,43243688,43244073,43252494,43248279,43254475,43249361,43255038,43252432,43254443,43252399,43249302,43250291,43244561,43247816,43251208,43251999,43251952,43249165,43252387,43255595,43254269,43254262,43252950,43243519,43252671,43244316,43250878,43252115,43251050,43254162,43244083,43244089,43253538,43250676,43253719,43244748,43244617,43253770,43254663,43251774,43243732,43250461,43254717,43244033,43244104,43255189,43248957,43251978,43249634,43244142,43250599,43252231,43250113,43248436,43254075,43252504,43243658,43253568,43286777,43243683,43244337,43251577,43249260,43248706,43243994,43252930,43253907,43251638,43251391,43243629,43250662,43260171,43252264,43243860,43251924,43250157,43243502,43252038,43257399,43244162,43252610,43251554,43251875,43250636,43245499,43253299,43244228,43252250,43251881,43254461,43250806,43252593,43254185,43244144,43243527,43250015,43248186,43254364,43250863,43249378,43258944,43297876,43255264,43250560,43243736,43254543,43252709,43253289,43244385,43250467,43244123,43252835,43251258,43246160,43250755,43250392,43243984,43243960,43243948,43243622,43250814,43253615,43255200,43243669,43250861,43255077,43250846,43251708,43253000,43243925,43251927,43253847,43249326,43251518,43243593,43252238,43243595,43252871,43251144,43252198,43252130,43252688,43253983,43244527,43243673,43248267,43244023,43252878,43244090,43248139,43243696,43252014,43243455,43251985,43288207,43254274,43244229,43255367,43260554,43248471,43248946,43252334,43274012],"score":1196,"time":1741017853,"title":"Apple's Software Quality Crisis","type":"story","url":"https://www.eliseomartelli.it/blog/2025-03-02-apple-quality"}],[42853287,{"by":"siltcakes","descendants":20,"id":42853287,"kids":[42854575,42882465,42855364,42860523,42855062,42853382,42904225,42895186,42867869,42879423,42853516,42875417],"score":17,"text":"I would like to run local models as large and as fast as possible for around $5,000 USD. Is an Apple machine the best choice with their shared memory or is there a particular GPU that would be more cost effective? Thanks!","time":1738077486,"title":"Ask HN: I have $5k to spend on a local AI machine, what should I get?","type":"story"}],[42786962,{"by":"Ozarkian","descendants":2233,"id":42786962,"kids":[42787732,42787769,42794163,42788394,42787287,42787706,42788948,42788157,42790619,42787615,42787611,42787560,42787024,42791933,42787415,42787509,42790414,42792190,42789090,42787165,42788262,42788400,42788097,42789289,42792730,42789732,42791232,42787014,42787004,42790209,42787565,42789268,42791052,42791543,42790090,42791244,42789357,42792768,42788420,42788811,42787541,42792080,42794332,42790492,42789987,42790680,42787353,42788746,42793857,42789165,42793348,42787923,42789783,42789694,42791173,42790930,42787302,42787873,42795030,42791119,42790477,42787020,42792791,42790602,42789041,42794926,42789517,42787243,42793264,42795106,42790907,42791411,42787604,42792109,42793060,42790417,42794513,42792161,42791338,42789087,42793804,42788299,42788930,42787124,42795006,42791223,42792556,42787500,42793422,42787959,42787030,42788356,42792131,42787491,42787879,42789131,42787930,42787061,42791629,42797883,42789139,42787643,42792370,42806786,42790498,42792658,42794049,42797524,42795674,42788393,42787698,42795361,42789713,42791675,42790396,42787693,42789093,42787914,42788081,42795771,42797421,42789503,42793925,42789084,42788540,42795931,42802219,42787999,42797484,42787557,42787283,42787347,42795583,42794971,42787012,42787018,42795775,42787775,42788151,42791917,42788328,42791452,42787516,42787451,42787731,42787855,42786992,42787292,42789032,42787570,42790931,42787232,42787348,42787597,42788035,42787176,42788537,42787064,42787925,42787858,42788312,42789179,42789326,42787709,42787053,42788942,42791891,42792856,42787825,42795660,42789534,42788370],"score":1864,"time":1737504652,"title":"Ross Ulbricht granted a full pardon","type":"story","url":"https://twitter.com/Free_Ross/status/1881851923005165704"}],[42793783,{"by":"todsacerdoti","descendants":249,"id":42793783,"kids":[42796313,42795311,42795649,42796554,42797071,42795049,42795070,42795563,42795290,42796428,42796915,42795144,42796025,42795709,42795195,42795047,42795431,42801093,42796297,42796327,42830428,42795531,42795956,42807879,42802941,42794977,42796800,42795761,42798066,42795053,42797755,42797592,42796299],"score":1007,"time":1737559557,"title":"Mastercard DNS error went unnoticed for years","type":"story","url":"https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/mastercard-dns-error-went-unnoticed-for-years/"}],[42163897,{"by":"cowdingx","descendants":29,"id":42163897,"kids":[42164038,42165615,42166596,42164900,42167559,42164460,42163946,42169999,42167555,42168251,42165258,42164019,42167356,42169556,42165669,42165076,42169040,42168912,42165203,42167146,42170878,42165074,42164449,42166476],"score":21,"text":"$16","time":1731847295,"title":"Did my coding lead to colleague's death?","type":"story"}],[42109032,{"by":"poncho_romero","descendants":25,"id":42109032,"kids":[42110331,42114746,42109224,42115395,42126685,42133969,42120920,42119438,42118412,42110500,42145946,42109088,42116509,42109071,42109164,42112228,42118357,42110771,42114741],"score":13,"text":"$17","time":1731347749,"title":"Ask HN: Junior dev in charge of rewriting 500k line PHP app. Looking for advice","type":"story"}],[41924045,{"by":"throw142345888","descendants":109,"id":41924045,"kids":[41929258,41932630,41928910,41924779,41924270,41931284,41927932,41931369,41931311,41931479,41931528,41932675,41929000,41924201,41933253,41931307,41931320,41931416,41926313,41937936,41933285,41935320,41932309,41933111,41931646,41931468,41934576,41931476,41930441,41941714,41939311,41931340,41931438,41931315,41924167,41924206,41950082,41924153,41934464,41931398,41931366,41924329,41925147,41924127,41932677,41933234,41924122,41932798,41955847,41937320,41931393,41931429,41931267,41931510,41931372],"score":46,"text":"At the company I just started working at, the computer has a company profile as well as Sophos antivirus, which, from what I can see, filters all traffic. However, I have another MacBook, and there are no requirements to use a VPN. We use GitHub, which means I can work on my personal MacBook.

In my contract, I’m not obligated to use the company laptop, and I believe these software tools are just to comply with some ISO standards.

From what I’ve noticed, the IT team monitors app usage, so I could leave the IDE open all the time.

So my question is: would it be wrong to use my personal computer for development?","time":1729684538,"title":"Ask HN: Is it wrong to use my personal laptop for work?","type":"story"}],[41510103,{"by":"nowyoudont","descendants":495,"id":41510103,"kids":[41512162,41512026,41512402,41512189,41510174,41510407,41513552,41510161,41511858,41510341,41512742,41510138,41511752,41512127,41602363,41510139,41513311,41511859,41510412,41514135,41513992,41510210,41512875,41513786,41512566,41512662,41512006,41512136,41515154,41512793,41511794,41510176,41511937,41512745,41512358,41558682,41511925,41517392,41511303,41510171,41520526,41510294,41512105,41516126,41515390,41510380,41512771,41511689,41513456,41514168,41510769,41511645,41510278,41514154,41517120,41514943,41512703,41512458,41513287,41519432,41515435,41515077,41514749,41512534,41511875,41511970,41510426,41512211,41512113,41511122,41512508,41514670,41516957,41515411,41510344,41510329,41510185,41513333,41510285,41632023,41517161,41517152,41521350,41537230,41510227,41521783],"score":1098,"text":"If you haven't heard of it, Pave is a YC-backed startup that helps startups with compensation. I can't actually access the system so I'm speaking from hearsay and what's information on public parts of their website. The way I understand it works is that you connect Pave to your HR and Payroll systems, they take the data about who you employ and how much you pay them, combine it with all their other companies, and give companies a collective breakdown of compensation ranges.

My question is, isn't this specifically anti-competitive wage fixing? This seems exactly like RealPage but for employee compensation. As far as I know, colluding on wages like this is illegal. Is there something about the company that I'm missing?","time":1726051855,"title":"Ask HN: Why is Pave legal?","type":"story"}],[41493746,{"by":"warkanlock","descendants":76,"id":41493746,"kids":[41495625,41494851,41494515,41495488,41494184,41495725,41495458,41494405,41493830,41495582,41495491,41494116,41493966,41495345,41495339,41496111,41494044,41494730,41495106,41498937,41495787,41495572,41496153,41494465,41494879,41516205,41495743],"score":72,"text":"I haven’t been job hunting in a while, but I’ve noticed many of my friends and family struggling just to land interviews. Most are well-qualified and can easily pass initial phone screenings, yet they face challenges in progressing further or even securing a first meeting.

Previously, my LinkedIn profile used to be flooded with job offers, but now it’s nearly silent. It seems this trend isn’t limited to software jobs alone.

What are your thoughts on this?","time":1725915496,"title":"Ask HN: Is the Job Market That Bad?","type":"story"}],[41369769,{"by":"howard941","descendants":219,"id":41369769,"kids":[41370630,41370861,41370670,41370731,41370466,41371679,41370965,41371135,41371875,41370971,41379350,41372358,41370518,41370832,41375866,41370567,41371239,41370580,41374990,41372746,41371335,41371020,41370350,41372652,41375072,41370812,41370926,41371360,41371396,41370607],"score":127,"time":1724777625,"title":"Is 'No tax on tips' a distraction from the fight to end sub-minimum wages?","type":"story","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/27/no-tax-on-tips-unlivable-minimum-wages"}],[41320120,{"by":"psim1","descendants":27,"id":41320120,"kids":[41320966,41321307,41320187,41320285,41326188,41320192,41323427,41322079,41321476,41342192,41334681,41331461,41324428,41359619,41329146,41328693,41328027,41325488,41320311,41349069,41334004],"score":18,"text":"Having been subjected to a few "hackathons" so far in my career, I've come to the conclusion that they are a lame distraction, usually put on by C-suite people or vendors but resulting in very little usable output considering the amount of time and effort engineers put in.

I want to like hackathons, because at the core, the idea seems to be good: let's get down and dirty with some interesting ideas or tech that we haven't had the time to work on due to other commitments, and see what kind of great thing bubbles up. But I have never seen it.

Asking HN: have you ever seen a really great outcome from a hackathon?","time":1724333751,"title":"Ask HN: Are hackathons anything more than a lame distraction?","type":"story"}],[40947340,{"by":"pain_perdu","descendants":41,"id":40947340,"kids":[40947476,40948416,40950667,40947444,40947945,40980642,40950008,40948749,40950688,40947527,40949509,40947594,40954797,40949792,40947484,40947420,40947558,40949732,40948420,40954929,40949962,40957407,40948008,40947839],"score":19,"text":"I was pinged today by a recruiter from LatchBio. A well-funded (backed by Coutue and General Catalyat) Bay Area Series A startup. The role sounds great and the company seems to have a lot of traction but when I did some digging (the recruiter didn’t mention this) all jobs listed in their site state “We work six days a week (Mon-Sat) in person in Mission Bay, SF ”

Do any other junior to mid-level folks work for companies that require this? Is it worth considering if everything else about the company seems great?","time":1720803555,"title":"Ask HN: Is a 6 Day Work Week the new norm?","type":"story"}],[40913046,{"by":"alexliu518","descendants":48,"id":40913046,"kids":[40917308,40914473,40914893,40917565,40914440,40913940,40914792,40915185,40914402,40918717,40913943,40914041,40913075,40913986,40916637,40914082,40913202,40915835,40915232,40918409,40914899,40919275,40914370,40913890,40919424,40917253,40913845,40918757,40923119],"score":34,"text":"Hi HN,

I’m curious to hear from the community about the skills that you think are currently underrated in the tech industry. We often hear about the importance of programming languages, frameworks, and data science, but what are some of the less talked about skills that have a big impact?

Whether it’s a soft skill, a niche technical expertise, or a particular approach to problem-solving, I’d love to learn about what you think makes a difference but doesn’t get enough attention.

Looking forward to your insights!","time":1720506381,"title":"Ask HN: What are the most underrated skills in tech?","type":"story"}],[40769953,{"by":"cogthrow","descendants":50,"id":40769953,"kids":[40770059,40770990,40770043,40771273,40774383,40772878,40773432,40796551,40772359,40770331,40771577,40773396,40771281,40789758,40772738,40779426,40771683,40774535,40773089,40772678,40797465,40772044,40771175,40774014,40774462,40773770,40771032],"score":86,"text":"$18","time":1719171078,"title":"Ask HN: How to deal with memory/cognition slowing down as an engineering leader?","type":"story"}],[40713388,{"by":"pcloadletter_","descendants":6,"id":40713388,"kids":[40716084,40717236,40722770,40713657,40714195,40733612],"score":14,"text":"$19","time":1718676267,"title":"Ask HN: What do Engineering Managers do at your company?","type":"story"}],[40673039,{"by":"throw_that_away","descendants":95,"id":40673039,"kids":[40673588,40673561,40673641,40673864,40673829,40673479,40673806,40674898,40673571,40673781,40673987,40673388,40673417,40673860,40674071,40673527,40674327,40674193,40673699,40673984,40679774,40673925,40673698,40673758,40673603,40673771,40673662,40673658,40673809,40673844,40674994,40673673,40673580,40673861],"score":92,"text":"Not sure how to say this, but I've been developing code since 1999. Every company I've worked at everyone is super engaged until recently. I know it is easy to blame the pandemic, or remote work, threats of layoffs?... but lately nothing seems to be serious anymore. I'm not speaking for one company but the last 3 I've been at.

Anyone else seeing this?","time":1718303879,"title":"Ask HN: Widespread Apathy?","type":"story"}],[40636123,{"by":"loughnane","descendants":29,"id":40636123,"kids":[40636687,40636516,40639237,40636195,40637276,40638721,40649468,40636973,40644147,40638641,40653085,40640871,40650753,40637893,40644595,40636248,40638794,40637606,40639316,40637761,40646624,40640425],"score":21,"text":"I'm a self-taught programmer and stumbled my way into using htmx + alpine + django for a project. The usual case I hear for why to use react at all is because it manages state well, but even from my naive perspective I seem able to do what I need to do (handling several modes where functions vary based on those modes) using Alpine.store.

I know barely anything about react, but I'd love to get your takes as virtually all of you are more experienced than I am. Why react in general?","time":1718041744,"title":"Ask HN: Why React?","type":"story"}],[40648784,{"by":"inlineint","descendants":11,"id":40648784,"kids":[40656778,40649763,40649542,40650688,40669025,40649234],"score":12,"text":"I am looking for a job as a software engineer. I have more than 6 years of experience, but in my résumé the last job experience as a software enginer (in particular, senior software engineer) is 4 years ago. I am applying to all kinds of roles, but no company invites me to an interview.

How can I work around this? It looks like a vicious circle. I need a more recent job experience to be hireable, but I cannot get one.

My field is backend development, so my knowledge should not be really outdated.","time":1718125487,"title":"Ask HN: Does last job experience 4 years ago make my application unattractive?","type":"story"}],[40599834,{"by":"jmsflknr","descendants":16,"id":40599834,"kids":[40600135,40600134,40600141,40600192,40600296,40600452],"score":36,"time":1717693658,"title":"HSBC Writes Down Byju's, Once $22B Indian Edtech Giant, to Zero","type":"story","url":"https://indiadispatch.com/2024/06/06/hsbc-writes-down-byjus-once-22-billion-indian-edtech-giant-to-zero/"}],[40525802,{"by":"jbredeche","descendants":154,"id":40525802,"kids":[40529067,40535633,40531193,40527738,40528637,40529150,40532135,40528468,40528413,40533574,40529651,40531533,40529661,40540115,40535014,40531854,40532661,40539429,40528852,40534938,40529588,40537662,40532041,40529032,40529681,40529555,40527375,40534463,40526818,40528922,40530132],"score":378,"time":1717087577,"title":"Unexpected anti-patterns for engineering leaders","type":"story","url":"https://review.firstround.com/unexpected-anti-patterns-for-engineering-leaders-lessons-from-stripe-uber-carta/"}],[40525064,{"by":"thunderbong","descendants":395,"id":40525064,"kids":[40528193,40525690,40525596,40529028,40526253,40526831,40528523,40527785,40526603,40527046,40525468,40534883,40525645,40527485,40526195,40526010,40528776,40529181,40531053,40525321,40531606,40527204,40536393,40525905,40530536,40527801,40526151,40530439,40532357,40527601,40529592,40528740,40534765,40533853,40527195,40532313,40527718,40526085,40526939,40527690,40527498,40532655,40526588,40532504,40526657,40526442,40527309,40532430,40531090,40534472,40526819,40527544,40527957,40531626,40527467,40528619,40531927,40536815,40526448,40526082,40530396,40527708,40543274,40526493,40527289,40527526,40539569,40526112,40534690,40527882,40530431,40527570,40525964,40525955,40527326,40530367,40529781,40535350,40529943,40527057,40532108,40525774,40530549,40526477,40533286,40525470,40526110,40529605,40531643,40525929,40548735,40531137,40525484,40533225,40525435,40529547,40525529,40530657,40527822,40525356,40525762,40531057,40529353,40525432,40525409],"score":777,"time":1717083954,"title":"Don't DRY Your Code Prematurely","type":"story","url":"https://testing.googleblog.com/2024/05/dont-dry-your-code-prematurely.html"}],[40470236,{"by":"throwaway2016a","descendants":40,"id":40470236,"kids":[40470306,40470756,40470272,40470725,40477001,40474194,40490052,40474890,40471241,40476710,40503596,40487532,40472480,40472284,40472103],"score":23,"text":"$1a","time":1716582595,"title":"Ask HN: Any advice for someone getting back in the game after 13yrs at startups?","type":"story"}],[40433266,{"by":"burtonator","descendants":71,"id":40433266,"kids":[40434093,40434585,40434105,40434020,40437533,40434161,40434248,40434136,40434380,40434400,40434259,40434212,40450290,40433373,40436919,40435075,40434121,40434148,40434225,40434245,40433907,40434364,40433899,40434139,40433966,40436376,40438125,40434052,40440585,40434110,40433975,40434315,40437643,40434345,40435066],"score":44,"text":"$1b","time":1716322292,"title":"Ask HN: Why don't VCs just \"suck it up\" and pay founders a competitive salary?","type":"story"}],[40292537,{"by":"ElCapitanMarkla","descendants":86,"id":40292537,"kids":[40327008,40331140,40326591,40327072,40330526,40328868,40334670,40327668,40329140,40329037,40330676,40300114,40327321,40328360,40341648,40327905,40327889,40330062,40330970,40328339,40329114,40330469,40327494,40327318,40326887,40326822,40328724,40331085,40330454,40330993,40337520,40330850,40326793,40326838,40330588,40328594,40337369,40341478,40326579,40331310,40330592,40327611,40335120,40328476,40332884,40326836,40327614,40327557,40308545,40327376,40346385,40341533,40326584],"score":120,"text":"I'm reaching out for some creative suggestions. I have a 4-year-old and a 7-year-old attending preschool/school, and both sets of teachers have asked for ideas from parents for skills they could show or projects they could help with in the classroom.

I have a background in computer science, primarily focused on web development these days. Additionally, I have loads of potentially useful toys at home, including a 3D printer, DIY CNC mill, webcams, Raspberry Pis, old laptops, etc.

What are some engaging activities or projects I could bring to either level of the schools that would be both fun and educational for the kids? Particularly ideas we could do as a class vs breaking into smaller groups.

I have had a couple of ideas so far\n- Processing based art interactive which the kids can suggest updates for and instantly see the changes.\n- Something RTLSDR based, so we can play with antennas and catch some radio waves.

Looking forward to your creative ideas and suggestions, thank you.","time":1715123070,"title":"Ask HN: Seeking ideas for preschool/school projects","type":"story"}],[40328705,{"by":"MagnitudeFC","descendants":30,"id":40328705,"kids":[40330538,40330547,40330673,40328925,40346357,40330872,40330462,40330738],"score":19,"text":"$1c","time":1715441483,"title":"Ask HN: Talk me through the acquihire process","type":"story"}],[40227736,{"by":"croes","descendants":92,"id":40227736,"kids":[40228678,40228639,40229258,40228655,40229916,40231024,40229002,40228586,40230127,40230612,40229902,40228683,40229560,40228939,40229835,40229108,40230126,40229148],"score":183,"time":1714590046,"title":"The AWS S3 Denial of Wallet Amplification Attack","type":"story","url":"https://blog.limbus-medtec.com/the-aws-s3-denial-of-wallet-amplification-attack-bc5a97cc041d?gi=67ac052cc1ce"}]]

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