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Codelitt
Company blog · codelitt.com/blogprogrammingdesignstartups
Codelitt is the company blog at codelitt.com, writing about programming, design and startups. Since 2014, 10 different Hacker News readers have linked it 29 times, most often “My First 10 Minutes on a Server”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2025-12-05, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (12) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Codelitt's blog as practical reference posts on securing a Linux server, effectuation theory, product building, and a tutorial on writing a DOOM-playing AI. The company also posts job listings.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 12 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Stop recruiting and start shipping with high-velocity product teams from Codelitt. We provide premium, precision-vetted software engineers and UX/UI specialists backed by a decade of collective intelligence. From custom AI solutions to agile staff augmentation for enterprise leaders like JLL, we del
Most-linked posts?
- My First 10 Minutes on a Server4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2017-12-30
- My First 10 Minutes on a Server2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2016-06-15
- The art of defining products2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2016-09-21
What Hacker News says?
Codelitt Incubator | Jr. Product/Project Manager | Remote OK https://www.codelitt.com We’re looking for a unique mix of a Jr. Product/Project Manager to join our team. We're looking for someone who is comfortable working closely with end users, customers, designers, and engineers. Ideally you have good software product knowledge as well as the ability to lead a team from problem discovery to execution. We are a corp…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2017)”Submitted My First 10 Minutes on a Server as a story · 1282 points
HN discussionCodelitt Incubator | UX/UI Designer | Remote OK https://www.codelitt.com We’re looking for a unique mix of a UX/UI designer and product manager to join our team. We need someone who has design skills, but also can lead design process and make product decisions. We are a corporate product incubator and skunkworks/R&D lab. We develop scalable technology solutions on platforms such as Web + Mobile, Machine Learning, AR…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2017)”Submitted Intro to WebAssembly as a story · 120 points
HN discussionCodelitt Incubator | UX/UI Designer | Remote OK https://www.codelitt.com We’re looking for a UX/UI designer to join our design team. 3D chops a plus, but not required. We are a product incubator and corporate skunkworks/R&D lab. We develop scalable technology solutions on platforms such as Web + Mobile, Machine Learning, AR/VR, and AI/Robotics. You'll have the opportunity to stretch your design disciplines, learn fr…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2017)”Submitted The art of building products as a story · 59 points
HN discussionCodelitt Incubator | UX/UI Designer | Remote OK https://www.codelitt.com We’re looking for a UX/UI designer to join our design team. 3D chops a plus, but not required. We are a product incubator and corporate skunkworks/R&D lab. We develop scalable technology solutions on platforms such as Web + Mobile, Machine Learning, AR/VR, and AI/Robotics. You'll work with the latest and greatest of bleeding edge tech, have a d…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2017)”Submitted Foundations of a good UI as a story · 58 points
HN discussionCodelitt Incubator | Backend Engineer | Remote OK https://www.codelitt.com We’re looking for an engineer who has experience working with .NET and Ruby. Frontend chops definitely a plus. We are a product incubator and corporate skunkworks/R&D lab. We develop scalable technology on platforms such as Web + Mobile, Machine Learning, AR/VR, and AI/Robotics. You'll work with the latest and greatest of bleeding edge tech,…
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on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2017)”Submitted How will we ever get back our casual web browsing experience? as a story · 16 points
HN discussionRelated: My First 10 Minutes On a Server - Primer for Securing Ubuntu https://www.codelitt.com/blog/my-first-10-minutes-on-a-serve...
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on “How to Secure a Linux Server”Submitted How to handle a client comparing your hourly rate to cheap overseas development as a story · 9 points
HN discussionMeh, sorry. I meant this as a reply to a comment downthread which referenced https://www.codelitt.com/blog/my-first-10-minutes-on-a-serve...
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on “Securing your Linux web server”Submitted A DOOM flavored primer to reinforcement learning as a story · 8 points
HN discussionMy go to: http://www.codelitt.com/blog/my-first-10-minutes-on-a-server...
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on “Securing your Linux web server”Submitted Building a deep learning DOOM bot as a story · 8 points
HN discussionThe effectuation theory is like an epiphany. To me it explains very well the sometimes counterintuitive elements of entrepreneurship. I wonder why this doesn't come up more in HN (in fact it's the first time I see it in the front page). I guess it's too academic compared to for instance the Lean Startup principles. Shameless plug: If you want a non-academic summary of the theory, a few months ago I wrote about it in…
Comment linking /blog/5-principles-of-successful-entrepreneurship/
on “Effectual Reasoning: What Makes Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial? (2008) [pdf]”Submitted The art of defining products as a story · 8 points
HN discussionThis article is more click baity but the previous article is better written. http://www.codelitt.com/blog/the-art-of-defining-products/
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on “The art of building products”Submitted Skills, Theories, and Methodologies Every Software Engineer Should Know as a story · 8 points
HN discussionSounds good look forward to it. Btw I think I found a typo on your site: http://www.codelitt.com/technologies A successful product requires lorem ipsum dolor sit amet in tenebris.
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on “Show HN: Incoin.io – Bitcoin and Distributed Payroll”Submitted How we bootstrapped a product incubator – Part 1 as a story · 7 points
HN discussionOne of our guys started a tutorial series on writing an AI to play the game, DOOM. It assumes very little knowledge and is a fun exercise to do when taking a break from some of the great courses posted here. It's no replacement for the excellent course work, but it is fun.: https://www.codelitt.com/blog/doom-ai/ My favourite course for grasping the foundations of the concepts was Andrew NG's course (although it seem…
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on “Ask HN: How to get some practical experience with ML?”Submitted Getting started with PDF development as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted A Pragmatic Approach to Building Ruby/Rails Apps Quickly with Quality Code as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted The problem with corporate innovation as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted My First 10 Minutes on a Server as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted My First 10 Minutes on a Server (2016) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted An Intro to Setting Up Your First Docker Container for Your Rails App as a story · 2 points
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