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Hi HN! I am curious for your feedback on whether a one click tourist visa application service is something you would use! Is the messaging and communication clear on the page? Feedback and discussion more than welcome.

Hi HN! This is a simple app I built to see whether you need a tourist visa (=Schengen Visa) when traveling to Europe. Problem: 1) It isn't clear whether your passport allows you to enter Europe (here, only Schengen…

Hi! I am a long time backend engineer (~7 years now). I recently joined a startup where I have come to work on heavy frontend changes. I am a noob at frontend changes and my state switches from despondency to regret at…

Self explanatory question, but you could replace Python with NodeJS or any script like fast paced language, and Golang with Java or any sturdy compiled statically typed language I don't want our startup to slow down…

Hi! I am a 30 year old SWE at a FAANG company who didn't do an undergrad in CS. While I enrolled in Algorithms, Databases, ML etc. when I did my grad schooling, I never did any systems coursework. As a result I feel…

Fellow smart people at HN, what books do you absolutely highly recommend, books that perhaps stayed with you for long after you read them and changed the way you think. No genre/age/language limitations.

Healthcare in US is notorious for having opaque medical expenses involving multiple parties and resulting in jaw dropping prices for trivial procedures. The solution? Arm patients with easy to access historical…

It seems there are no bad consequences of running a massive public deficit, and therefore, no perceived cost of printing money. Is there a point at which there will be a reckoning of sorts here? What will it look like…

We're working on building a new service at scale. The engineer on the project suggested using Python over Golang - these being the languages supported at our company. He cited personal preference and speed of…

How long does it 'typically' take to find product market fit for YC companies when doing this fulltime? I understand that there is no right answer to this question, but this is a humble attempt to scope timeline and…