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There are tons of ask hn's that inquire about the best way to do a given thing, or figure out the best in class, how to be successful, etc. But a lot of actually being better, happier, and more successful involves NOT…

As a developer on a variety of small teams within small companies, I've never 'clicked' with a designer in a consistent way. There are two buckets in my head. Visual designers simply want to make things look pretty,…

I work for a small software shop. One of my clients offered me a position as a cofounder after we'd worked together a bit, but I turned him down (all above the board and we just continued). I've even tried setting him…

New developers (I consider myself here) will always estimate wrong. They will also feel bound to their estimates as deadlines. I've seen this happen with myself, and now with another developer I've been helping along…