Monorepo until there’s a true need for multiple repos. Note that monorepo is not the same as a monolith, one can have multiple “services” in a monorepo depending on the language and toolchain.
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auslegung commented on Magit manuals are available online again github.com/magit/magit/is... · Posted by u/vetronauta
I quit emacs 10 years ago. But i have fond menories from magit. Why was the manual taken offline?
I suggest trying out Doom and maybe some other configs to see what's available, and if you want to roll your own you can choose the things you like most from them. I came to emacs from [n]vim and using evil-mode was _very_ helpful in making the switch easier so I recommend that
What is your email solution?
I was looking at ProtonMail. Now FastMail seems good too. So, wondering what is the best option between each.
Not OP but I switched from gmail to fastmail in 2019 because at the time they were the cheapest option that provided unlimited email aliases and masked email. Masked email feels great, I feel like I’m in control of the communication. I can turn it off at any point
auslegung commented on Would you trust AI to query and act on your company data? hyperif.com... · Posted by u/sameerav
We’ve been experimenting with this question while building something new, and I’d love to hear how this community thinks about it.
Most teams we talk to still juggle data across Gmail, Slack, CRMs, Ads, spreadsheets, and custom internal systems. The dream is:
- Ask a natural-language question (“Which campaign gave us the best ROI last month?”) - Get the answer instantly, without waiting for a data team - And even take an action from the same place (“pause the underperforming ads,” “send a report to Slack”)
The obvious challenge: trust.
Would you let AI touch your production data or execute actions? Or should it remain read-only, with humans approving the final step?
We’ve built something in this space (hyperif.com), but I’m genuinely curious how you all see the balance between convenience and control.
- Where do you draw the line today? - What guardrails would you expect? - Is “analyze only” useful, or would “analyze + act” be the real unlock?
Would love to hear your perspectives.
We use Atlassian and they have helpful tools to query across all our knowledge sources: Slack, GitHub, Figma, Google Drive, of course Jira and Confluence, etc. It is VERY helpful. Doing even more, like you describe, sounds great however I would not want it acting independently. I would prefer “pause the underperforming ads” to result in a plan describing what the LLM would do, and require a human to approve. But this is going to change over time as we get more comfortable with these things taking potential destructive actions. Version controlling everything would be ideal so we can inspect what it did and roll it back if desired
auslegung commented on Ask HN: Generalists, when do you say "I know enough" about any particular topic? · Posted by u/AbstractH24
When I get bored of the topic. I have ADHD so that factors in to this.
That is a problem.
On the other hand I know more incidents caused by overfunded corporate OSS developers who have taken over projects and justify their existence by manically rewriting the code base for no reason.
Many of these incidents are covered up. Contradicting the corporate politicians is dangerous, because often they have installed dozens of other developers who always agree with them and are ready to libel dissenters.
OSS funding is a hard problem. OSS was best when it wasn't funded at all.
> OSS funding is a hard problem. OSS was best when it wasn't funded at all.
“Best” is subjective yet I don’t disagree. But what you don’t mention, which I think is important to mention here, is the proliferation of OSS that other vital, closed source software (often monetized) depends upon. OSS has always powered vital software, I’m just making the point that it’s increasingly, alarmingly common.
“Alarming” because the OSS developers often feel they should be compensated if their work is monetized and/or powers other vital software. There is a license for this, but it’s difficulty and complicated to enforce. And it’s not surprising for someone to license their work as “do whatever you want with it” at first, only to change their mind later when they see it used in FAANG products. But then it’s too late, and bitterness and anger creep in.
Take the anger and bitterness of a generation+ of OSS developers and you have our current predicament :(
These always ignore the possibility that a large % of OSS development happens during working hours at an existing employer. Very few projects are led by devs who decided to do OSS full time without an existing income source.
Some real numbers on this would be nice to have too. If you've seen any research in this area please share.
> These always ignore the fact that a large chunk (maybe the majority?) of OSS development happens during working hours at an existing employer.
Do you have any sources for this? It doesn’t seem right to make a vague statement (a large chunk) which sounds bad, nor a somewhat less vague conjecture (maybe the majority?) without sources.
In my very limited experience, any developer who is significantly supporting OSS with code contributions is a high contributor for their employer, and if they don’t always do the agreed-upon number of hours/week for their employer, I doubt it’s far off. So I disagree with you anecdotally, which doesn’t matter much, and I question your sources, which matters more.
auslegung commented on A 'screenless smartphone' vice.com/en/article/k7bxp... · Posted by u/watchdogtimer
The first Apple Watch that came with a cellular chip (gen 4?) got me excited to basically do just this. Except 1) the battery life was 1 hour for phone calls 2) charging meant not wearing it 3) voice-to-text is still very spotty for me 4) still needed a smartphone with a cellular plan associated with the Watch.
I just want a wearable that allows me to communicate with people, and get basic info from the web like weather. And that has better battery life. Here’s hoping…