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mattscodecave.com
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mattscodecave.com is a personal blog at mattscodecave.com about programming and web. Since 2015, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 9 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2024-12-23, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (6) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
The comments link mattscodecave.com in threads about freelance Python and DevOps work, an Aegis Authenticator bug report, and developer business advice. None of them judge the writing itself.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 6 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
What Hacker News says?
I don't know. I think there's room for a high-end niche shop that only deals in functional languages, for example. I see enough data now that 1 line of functional = 4 lines of Java/C/Go for the same amount of work done, to think that perhaps, SOME trendy technologies are actually worth their mettle. I think the real limitation is not jumping on trends but managing cognitive load. That is your real limitation, the ca…
Comment linking /posts/elixir-for-pythonistas-pt1.html
on “Ask HN: Best business advice for software developers”Submitted A Web Developer Builds a Kivy App as a story · 29 points
HN discussionRecently had a hard time exporting 20+ OTP secrets from Google Authenticator. I believe I discovered a bug in the app: if you long press a secret > edit > leave an empty string as the comment, and then export a QR code containing this secret, your other device will fail to import ("QR code cannot be interpreted."). I've only seen this happen with secrets where the comment is put in parentheses and appended to the re…
Comment linking /posts/how-to-move-from-google-authenticator-to-aegis.html
on “Aegis Authenticator – Secure 2FA App for Android”Submitted The Web Is Turning into Cable TV as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSEEKING WORK - remote - expat in GMT+1 Hi, I'm Matt and I help people out with their legacy Python application problems. I squash bugs, refactor code to increase development velocity, upgrade application components, troubleshoot performance issues, and do code reviews. In essence, I make your application work well for your users and a joy to work with for other developers. Some things that I've worked on in the past…
Comment linking /hire-me.html
on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (January 2017)”Submitted Using Python and UPnP to Forward a Port as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSEEKING WORK - remote - US expat in GMT+1 Hi, I'm Matt and I help people out with their legacy Python application problems. I squash bugs, refactor code to increase development velocity, upgrade application components, troubleshoot performance issues, do code reviews, and generally make your application work well and be a joy to work with for other developers. You can contact me at matt+hn at mattscodecave.com + Git…
Comment linking /hire-me.html
on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (August 2016)”SEEKING WORK Remote: Yes Relocation: No Location: GMT+1 (US expat, traveling) Python/Web Developer Hi! I have 3 years of mixed Python (Django/scripting), Ruby on Rails, and DevOps experience. Throughout this time I've built web apps (back and front-end), efficient APIs, deployment pipelines, lots of infrastructure and automation (Saltstack, bash, Vagrant, AWS, etc.), and I serviced ailing systems and deployments. I…
Comment linking /hire-me.html
on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (March 2016)”SEEKING WORK - Remote Location: GMT+1 (US expat, traveling) Python Developer / DevOps Hi! I have 3 years of mixed Python (Django/scripting), Ruby on Rails, and DevOps experience. Throughout this time I've built web apps (back and front-end), efficient APIs, deployment pipelines, lots of infrastructure and automation (Saltstack, bash, Vagrant, AWS, etc.), and serviced ailing systems and deployments. I can build a pro…
Comment linking /hire-me.html
on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (February 2016)”