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Insights
Company blog · reaktor.com/blogprogrammingdesignweb
Insights is the company blog at reaktor.com, writing about programming, design and web. Since 2015, 65 different Hacker News readers have linked it 105 times, most often “Fear, trust and JavaScript: When types and functional programming fail”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-11-02, and you can follow it by feed.
Rarely recommended · 1 of 30 sampled comments recommend it?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Reaktor's blog for posts on JavaScript performance, CSP concurrency, and developer tooling and trust. Many comments are job listings from the company rather than discussion of the posts.
- Recommended for · 1 comments
- One commenter says to read the earlier CSP article, which sets up the problem that the later post answers.1
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 30 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
We're a global technology consultancy that designs and builds category-defining digital solutions.
Most-linked posts?
- Fear, trust and JavaScript: When types and functional programming fail4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2018-03-03
- Crash course to Amiga assembly programming3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2017-05-11
- Refactoring 30000 lines of JavaScript with types3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2017-01-25
- You can write your own React2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-01-28
- Three JavaScript performance fundamentals that make Bluebird fast2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2016-08-29
- I’ve tracked every piece of clothing I’ve worn for three years2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-01-22
- Algorithmic fatigue2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-05-05
- Kerbal Space Program-Inspired Rocket Puzzle Written in JavaScript and WebGL2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2017-02-13
- How core.async and CSP help you prove your async code works2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2016-02-25
- Crash course to Amiga assembly programming2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2015-10-05
What Hacker News says?
Reaktor | Senior Software Engineers | NYC | Full-time Reaktor is a strategy, design, and engineering company based in NYC, Helsinki, Tokyo and Amsterdam. Our New York office is growing fast and we’re always on the look-out for the most talented software engineers to make sure our teams are filled with best in class individuals. We might all have climbed far up the career ladder in our past lives, but here we leave o…
Comment linking /careers/senior-software-engineer/?utm_source=HN
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2017)”Submitted Fear, trust and JavaScript: When types and functional programming fail as a story · 261 points
HN discussionReaktor | New York City | Full-time | Senior Software Engineer| https://www.reaktor.com/careers/senior-software-engineer/ Reaktor is a strategy, design, and engineering company based in NYC, Helsinki, Tokyo and Amsterdam. Our New York office is growing fast and we’re always on the look-out for the most talented software engineers to make sure our teams are filled with best in class individuals. We might all have cli…
Comment linking /careers/senior-software-engineer/
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2017)”Submitted Forecast, don't guesstimate your software projects as a story · 217 points
HN discussionReaktor | Senior Software Engineers | NYC | Full-time Reaktor is a strategy, design, and engineering company based in NYC, Helsinki, Tokyo and Amsterdam. Our New York office is growing fast and we're always on the look-out for the most talented software engineers to make sure our teams are filled with best in class individuals. We might all have climbed far up the career ladder in our past lives, but here we leave o…
Comment linking /careers/senior-software-engineer/?utm_source=HN
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2018)”Submitted How to grow into your best developer self as a story · 217 points
HN discussionReaktor | Senior Software Engineers | NYC | Full-time Reaktor is a strategy, design, and engineering company based in NYC, Helsinki, Tokyo and Amsterdam. Our New York office is growing fast and we’re always on the look-out for the most talented software engineers to make sure our teams are filled with best in class individuals. We might all have climbed far up the career ladder in our past lives, but here we leave o…
Comment linking /careers/senior-software-engineer/
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2017)”Submitted Turning a side project into an open-source project as a story · 204 points
HN discussionReaktor | Senior Software Engineers | NYC | Full-time Reaktor is a strategy, design, and engineering company based in NYC, Helsinki, Tokyo and Amsterdam. Our New York office is growing fast and we're always on the look-out for the most talented software engineers to make sure our teams are filled with best in class individuals. We might all have climbed far up the career ladder in our past lives, but here we leave o…
Comment linking /careers/senior-software-engineer/?utm_source=HN
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2019)”Submitted Three JavaScript performance fundamentals that make Bluebird fast as a story · 190 points
HN discussionNew York City | ONSITE | Full Time | iOS and Android Developers Who are we? Reaktor is a creative technology studio. We craft renowned digital services and user experiences that people love. With offices in New York, Tokyo and Helsinki, we are a team of 350 best in class designers, developers, digital innovators and IoT specialists. We deliver one-of-a-kind from scratch to shipped solutions for ambitious clients, su…
Comment linking /careers/android-developer/
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2016)”Submitted Crash course to Amiga assembly programming as a story · 182 points
HN discussionReaktor | Senior Software Engineers | NYC | Full-time Reaktor is a strategy, design, and engineering company based in NYC, Helsinki, Tokyo and Amsterdam. Our New York office is growing fast and we’re always on the look-out for the most talented software engineers to make sure our teams are filled with best in class individuals. We might all have climbed far up the career ladder in our past lives, but here we leave o…
Comment linking /careers/senior-software-engineer/?utm_source=HN
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2017)”Submitted Node.js running in the new Airbus A350 inflight servers as a story · 169 points
HN discussionNew York City | ONSITE | Full Time | iOS Developer Reaktor is a creative technology studio. We craft renowned digital services and user experiences that people love. With offices in New York, Tokyo and Helsinki, we are a team of 350 best in class designers, developers, digital innovators and IoT specialists. We deliver one-of-a-kind solutions for ambitious clients, such as HBO, Michael Kors, Nasdaq, Samsung, Superce…
Comment linking /careers/ios-developer/
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016)”Submitted I've tracked every piece of clothing I've worn for three years (2021) as a story · 140 points
HN discussionReaktor | Software Engineers | New York, Amsterdam, Helsinki, Tokyo, Dubai | ONSITE | https://www.reaktor.com We’re looking for great engineers with diverse backgrounds. We need people that can fill hybrid roles with different emphases on the wide context of product development. We don’t have predefined positions: instead, we invite you to come talk to us about your skills, experience, ambitions, and dream role. We…
Comment linking /careers
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2018)”Submitted Life after Heroku: What's a dev to do? as a story · 128 points
HN discussionOk, well done! BUT.... Now port it to something you can really trust like Reason ML. See https://www.reaktor.com/blog/fear-trust-and-javascript/
Comment linking /blog/fear-trust-and-javascript/
on “Porting 30K lines of code from Flow to TypeScript”Submitted President of Finland writes code with 4-9 year old children as a story · 97 points
HN discussionReaktor | Software Developer, from World to Amsterdam | VISA, ONSITE We: engineering and design company, located in Amsterdam, 12 nationalities strong, 18 years old. You: a gifted developer, not necessarily located in Amsterdam, whatever nationality or age, interested in seeing what the land of tulips has to offer. Reaktor is looking for software developers to join our team in Amsterdam – wherever you might be livin…
Comment linking /careers/software-developer-from-world-to-amsterdam/
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2019)”Submitted How core.async and CSP help you prove your async code works as a story · 83 points
HN discussionReaktor | Senior Software Engineers | NYC | Full-time Reaktor is a strategy, design, and engineering company based in NYC, Helsinki, Tokyo and Amsterdam. Our New York office is growing fast and we're always on the look-out for the most talented software engineers to make sure our teams are filled with best in class individuals. We might all have climbed far up the career ladder in our past lives, but here we leave o…
Comment linking /careers/senior-software-engineer/?utm_source=HN
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2019)”Submitted I’ve tracked every piece of clothing I’ve worn for three years as a story · 75 points
HN discussionI see everyone in this thread reference CSP [0] and I keep thinking they’re all talking about the foundations of core.async or Golang. [0] https://www.reaktor.com/blog/why-csp-matters-i-keeping-thing...
Comment linking /blog/why-csp-matters-i-keeping-things-in-sync/
on “John Carmack on QuakeWorld latency and business model (1996)”Submitted Why CSP matters I: Keeping things in sync (2016) as a story · 67 points
HN discussionReaktor | iOS Developer | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Visa + relocation | https://www.reaktor.com More information and application: https://www.reaktor.com/careers/ios-developer-amsterdam/ At Reaktor, we design and build tomorrow’s digital products. We are known for our flat hierarchy, have a 5-star Glassdoor rating, and launched a satellite running Node.js in low Earth orbit. The Amsterdam office has a unique vibe, be…
Comment linking /careers/ios-developer-amsterdam/
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2021)”Submitted A celebration of code – 6 pieces of code that had an impact as a story · 43 points
HN discussionReaktor | Software Developer - Technology Agnostic | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 42 - 70k | Visa + relocation | https://www.reaktor.com More information and application: https://www.reaktor.com/careers/software-developer-amsterdam... Reaktor is a creative technology consultancy for forward-thinking organizations with offices in Amsterdam, Helsinki, Stockholm, New York and Tokyo. From premium software development to dig…
Comment linking /careers/software-developer-amsterdam/
on “Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2021)”Submitted Why CSP matters II: How do I know sync works? as a story · 41 points
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