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I'm curious how various companies provide their devs with data to use for local development of their software. Particularly when the database spans hundreds of tables and GBs of data. Do you get a sql dump? how often do…

As the title states. I'm curious how others have handled object level permissions in a system that consists of many services. Particularly when the individual object permissions can be in the thousands. Example: Service…

Like most developers, I love to build. Unfortunately, the majority of my career has been maintaining existing applications. I'm curious how much others have spent building new software versus maintaining old.

There seems to be a broad range of different approaches to job postings. Some have salary info, some don't. Some describe their interview process, some don't. If you had it your way, what info would every job posting…

I've been creating video content lately and quickly realized how expensive video hosting ia due to bandwidth. I'm curious why bandwidth is so expensive. Also, do you think bandwidth costs are likely to rise or fall in…

Obviously learning to program is only one part of the equation when learning to become a Web Developer. What are some skills, concepts, tools, etc that often seem neglected and should be learned by new/junior developers…

Hey HN, I'm looking to interview Remote Software Developers that work for Silicon Valley companies. I'd like to share your story with people that are interested pursuing this type of career. Nothing formal. Just some…

I'm fleshing out an idea that would improve how you manage documenting your code. Specifically around preventing stale comments/READMEs. Is there anything that you as a programmer feel would make documenting your code…

I've been doing some programming interviews lately, and they've all included "typical" programming challenges. A lot of them can be done through brute force, but it's evident they are looking for the optimal solution…

I'm looking for some interesting books to read to give me some perspective. What books have you read that changed the way you think about career/life in general.

I've been tossing around the idea of expanding from single contracting/freelance to a consulting firm. I'm curious what HN thinks of a firm specializing in one particular language/framework. Would that narrow the…

Any stories out there about starting a businesses that directly competes with an existing company for market share? I know HN tends to focus on innovative products, but competition is a huge part of real business.