This article was originally published on January 2021 (link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25730778) but it had somehow unfortunate story and ended up vanishing from the Internet. This is may attempt to revive the article that I think contained some really useful info!
What you created looks cool and interesting, but I'm failing to see how you "replicated Canva's functionality"? You seem to have replicated the Templates, yes, but I'd be doubtful about the functionality (which is quite a thing).
Also, what I'm curious is - what's the general idea of this and what does it have to do with fact that you were rejected?
I just want to add that, as a massive fan (and part of Paul's mentoring class of 2023), this makes me even more of a fan of Paul.
I never had problems with alcohol, but I did have my set of issues with Mental Health and as someone who talks publicly about it, this really and I mean REALLY requires massive courage.
So yes, I'm incredibly proud of my mentor for publishing this.
I was recreating some old memories from 2000s and I obviously mentioned mIRC being awesome at the time. And then I googled it purely out of fun and ... well holy crap - mIRC is STILL being actively developed, to this day, by the SAME guy (Khaled Mardam-Bey). And he's still charging $20 for a licence ...
If you are of the older generation, I hope you will find this more than amusing :)
If you're the person behind these infographics -- I'm absolutely amazed by work you are producing. Like, point blank astonished. Honestly. Great job!!!
I actually accidentally found this blog and I've been fascinated with articles from this guy.
One that really caught my attention is the one that I'm sharing here.
I'm curious what the general opinion is here?
Mind you, article is from 2006 ! And what's more, most of his articles are from 2000s and YET, if you read them today, hell, they're 100% to the point.
I was a regular reader of this blog from its early days, and also thought that it had a lot of good advice. One article that sticks in my mind is the one that advised against doing complete rewrites of software systems:
I agree with that. But I don't think that creating what this guy calls "Development Abstraction Layer" has to necessarily sacrifice the time-to-market?
My understanding is -- ensure that deadlines are clear and communicated and then ensure that people have everything that they need to do in order to focus on development (and that means, among other things - less interruptions).
It's really helpful because, at least in my case, it actually gives you a "permission" to enjoy whatever the heck you feel like reading at the time, instead of being obligated to wait for being ready to read "that one" book.
So, currently, I actually think I'm reading one book about communication & negotiation, one about habits, one about investing (I'm complete dummy when it comes to it) and depending on the amount of stress at job, I'd re-read some of Seneca's writings.
