<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: Attummm</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Attummm</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:32:14 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=Attummm" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "Tony Hoare has died"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Incredibly sad news.
His contributions to the foundations of computing will remain relevant for generations to come.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:27:53 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47327757</link><dc:creator>Attummm</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47327757</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47327757</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "Google co-founder reveals that "many" of the new hires do not have a degree"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>There is evidence that exceptionally high intelligence can work against someone in the normal world and is linked to negative school outcomes.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:39:59 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46696762</link><dc:creator>Attummm</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46696762</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46696762</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "Claude Sonnet 4.5"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>During the first few hours, it was great product. However since then it seems that products are currently downgraded.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 07:25:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45447116</link><dc:creator>Attummm</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45447116</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45447116</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "Claude Sonnet 4.5"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Anthropic really nailed this release.<p>There had been a trend where each new model released from OpenAI, Anthropic, etc. felt like a letdown or worse a downgrade.<p>But the release of 4.5 break that trend, And is a pleasant surprise on day one.<p>Well done! :)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 21:13:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45418830</link><dc:creator>Attummm</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45418830</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45418830</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "On latency, measurement, and optimization in algorithmic trading systems"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The title is clickbait, unfortunately.<p>The article states the opposite.<p>> Writing fast algorithmic trading system code is hard. Measuring it properly is even harder.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 09:32:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44479168</link><dc:creator>Attummm</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44479168</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44479168</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "Valkey Turns One: Community fork of Redis"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>A post like this hitting the HN front page feels like a monthly occurrence. Normally I think of commenting in your support but never post it.<p>While I agree with your technical points, the constant criticism seems less about the specifics and more rooted in either a tendency to go after the incredibly successful, or classic tall poppy syndrome [0].<p>While we can't control how others react, reframing these kinds of posts as an indirect acknowledgment of your work's significance might be a healthier approach.<p>P.S. Appreciate the LinkedIn connection.<p>[0] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_poppy_syndrome" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_poppy_syndrome</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 12:04:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44143688</link><dc:creator>Attummm</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44143688</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44143688</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "Show HN: HelixDB – Open-source vector-graph database for AI applications (Rust)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It sounds very intriguing indeed. However, the README makes some claims. Are there any benchmarks to support them?<p>> Built for performance we're currently 1000x faster than Neo4j, 100x faster than TigerGraph</p>
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<p>This sounds great.<p>Python is really great for quickly developing applications.<p>However, maintaining them is a real pain point—especially when it comes to packages and their dependencies.<p>Furthermore, because there isn’t a compile-time checker, function or method signatures can change unnoticed. Compilers are great for catching such issues at compile time rather than at runtime. Python does have mypy, which can play that role, but the package must support it. Currently, you are dependent on the package maintainer regarding their adherence to semver.<p>Maybe this project will be able to fill that hole.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 22:44:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43189140</link><dc:creator>Attummm</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43189140</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43189140</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'm working on a small project for managing settings in Golang.<p>I found that boilerplate code needed for handling defaults, environment variables, and CLI variables could become unreasonably large and error prone. I just wanted to have a struct hold the settings needed for the project, with sane defaults, helpful messages, and handling of environment and CLI variables at the same time.<p>So I created Settingo.<p>Settingo is a unified solution to handle defaults, environment variables, and CLI arguments. Settings are a boring aspect of a project, and Settingo will allow a dev to focus on the project.
<a href="https://github.com/Attumm/settingo">https://github.com/Attumm/settingo</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 01:26:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43179620</link><dc:creator>Attummm</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43179620</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43179620</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Claude Code"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Tested the new model, seems to have the same issue as october model.<p>Seems to answer before fully understanding the requests, and it often gets stuck into loops.<p>And this update removed the june model which was great, very sad day indeed. I still don't understand why they have to remove a model that is do well received...<p>Maybe its time to switch again, gemini is making great strides.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:26:22 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43166169</link><dc:creator>Attummm</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43166169</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43166169</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Claude Code"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Hi Boris,<p>Would it be possible to bring back sonnet 2024 June?<p>That model was the most attentive.<p>Because we lost that model this release a value loss for me personally.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:16:59 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43163664</link><dc:creator>Attummm</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43163664</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43163664</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "AI killed the tech interview. Now what?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've been a proponent of pair programming since the early days of Agile, when it was still seen as part of extreme programming. Unfortunately, it’s not often employed in workplace settings.<p>With that said, would your perception of the interview remain positive if the outcome had been negative?<p>A common challenge across all interviews is a mismatch in personal dynamics, which can significantly impact the experience for both participants.<p>Consider a scenario where a senior developer, who prefers simplicity, is paired with a mid-level developer who is still captivated by complexity.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:16:41 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43117427</link><dc:creator>Attummm</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43117427</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43117427</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "From where I left"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>That is great news.<p>Redis remains my favorite database. I've had the opportunity to work extensively with it, not only professionally but also through open-source projects like redis-dict[0], a Python dictionary with Redis as the backend.<p>How can we follow your progress on the vector set feature?<p>[0] <a href="https://github.com/Attumm/redis-dict">https://github.com/Attumm/redis-dict</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:44:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42379157</link><dc:creator>Attummm</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42379157</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42379157</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "Weak pointers in Go: why they matter now"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Great in-depth article, unveiling a lower level of Golang previously unknown to me.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 11:16:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42349012</link><dc:creator>Attummm</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42349012</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42349012</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "Fructose in diet enhances tumor growth: research"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>To add to your point.<p>The food industry, like any other industry, focuses on numbers. Consumer spending favors new varieties of fruit with sweeter taste (e.g., increased glucose/fructose content). This process has led to our current comical situation where fruit, which is perceived as natural, has become unfit for consumption by animals.<p>>Fruits have gotten too sweet for some animals and zookeepers have had to find alternative foods.<p><a href="https://weather.com/news/news/2018-10-03-fruit-so-sweet-zoo-stopped-feeding-them-to-animals" rel="nofollow">https://weather.com/news/news/2018-10-03-fruit-so-sweet-zoo-...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 00:38:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42346164</link><dc:creator>Attummm</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42346164</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42346164</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "Diátaxis – A systematic approach to technical documentation authoring"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The ideas presented are great, and I can see myself adopting them in the future. However, the tone of the accompanying text feels off-putting, which makes me hesitant to share it. I hope this aspect improves over time</p>
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<p>This isn't a gotcha, it's an important aspect of how Go runs. While it's not highlighted enough concurrency isn't magic, and GOMAXPROCS is important to control your Go app, especially within production environments.<p>Although it's not well known benchmarks for programming languages would show even faster results for Go with GOMAXPROCS set to 1.<p>This lets single-threaded benchmarks run with less overhead.<p>A real missed opportunity in communication. Because this isn't the first time we see articles like these pop up.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 20:05:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42249467</link><dc:creator>Attummm</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42249467</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42249467</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "A slave narrative resurfaces after nearly 170 years"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It's ironic even after 150 years, the person is still facing the same issue.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:26:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42247701</link><dc:creator>Attummm</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42247701</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42247701</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "Lies we tell ourselves to keep using Golang (2022)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>For me, the issue with error handling is that while errors are explicitly stated, they are often poorly handled. Rarely have I seen the handling of multiple reasons for why an error might occur, along with tailored approaches to handle each case. This is something very common in older languages like Python or Java</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 09:06:37 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42243860</link><dc:creator>Attummm</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42243860</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42243860</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Attummm in "Redis is trying to take over the all of the OSS Redis libraries"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>suffix the language name plus name would give us redis-py.<p>Which in turn would create the filename redis_py.py<p>Which would immediately raise the question why not a dot.<p>redis.py<p>> There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation and naming things.</p>
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