Hacker News: backlit4034

Most slopcode projects are abandoned and deleted within months of release

backlit4034 — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:32:08 +0000

Article URL: https://www.osnews.com/story/145469/most-slopcode-projects-are-abandoned-and-deleted-within-months-of-release/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48825455

Points: 16

# Comments: 2

Atlanta-based company saved $100k by replacing Salesforce with Replit-built CRM

backlit4034 — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:45:44 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/amasad/status/2074274666709987663

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48813456

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

I'm Not Good at Goodbyes

backlit4034 — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:55:56 +0000

Article URL: https://hannahaubry.online/im-not-good-at-goodbyes

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48813172

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

Agentic Autonomy Levels

backlit4034 — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:07:54 +0000

Article URL: https://addyo.substack.com/p/agentic-autonomy-levels

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48812500

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Understanding Is the New Bottleneck

backlit4034 — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:51:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.geoffreylitt.com/2026/07/02/understanding-is-the-new-bottleneck.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48786845

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Goodbye, Forever, Probably

backlit4034 — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:42:19 +0000

Article URL: https://whitep4nth3r.com/blog/goodbye-forever-probably/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48780352

Points: 51

# Comments: 22

6k AWS accounts, three people, one platform: Lessons learned

backlit4034 — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:13:24 +0000

Article URL: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/6000-aws-accounts-three-people-one-platform-lessons-learned/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48777367

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

In Defense of AI Mandates

backlit4034 — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:34:40 +0000

Article URL: https://charity.wtf/2026/07/02/in-defense-of-ai-mandates-xpost/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48770400

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

What I Look for When a Risky PR Lands

backlit4034 — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:57:49 +0000

Article URL: https://jakelundberg.dev/blog/what-i-look-for-when-a-risky-pr-lands

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48747919

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Most arguments are about ego, not ideas

backlit4034 — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:29:29 +0000

Article URL: https://wangcong.org/2026-06-30-why-i-stopped-arguing-with-people.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48746445

Points: 726

# Comments: 559

The Job archetypes of the future, according to Claude Code's creator

backlit4034 — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:08:54 +0000

Article URL: https://www.businessinsider.com/job-archetypes-ai-claude-codes-boris-cherny-2026-6

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48742478

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

We pay engineers to cut our infra bill

backlit4034 — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:02:07 +0000

Article URL: https://rootly.com/blog/we-pay-engineers-to-cut-our-infra-bill

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48742449

Points: 23

# Comments: 10

Everyone wants to kill the middle manager role - The data says don't do it

backlit4034 — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:28:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.fastcompany.com/91548285/everyone-wants-to-kill-the-middle-manager-role-the-data-says-dont-do-it

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48731772

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

How can engineering leaders avoid becoming Bond villains?

backlit4034 — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:13:49 +0000

Article URL: https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/06/26/paging-charity-how-can-engineering-leaders-avoid-becoming-bond-villains/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48714375

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Xonaly – Canada's Independent Search Engine

backlit4034 — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 22:20:56 +0000

Article URL: https://xonaly.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48712324

Points: 75

# Comments: 43

New comment by backlit4034 in "Daisugi, the Japanese technique of growing trees out of other trees (2020)"

backlit4034 — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:23:02 +0000

I thought this was the name of a new startup

Don't Use VPN Servces

backlit4034 — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:09:19 +0000

Article URL: https://gist.github.com/joepie91/5a9909939e6ce7d09e29

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48711094

Points: 11

# Comments: 4

Clarity, Accountability, and Care – The Three Conditions That Make Teams Work

backlit4034 — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:57:54 +0000

Article URL: https://nmcqueen.substack.com/p/clarity-accountability-and-care

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48707887

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

In the AI era, be a builder or a seller, not a measurer

backlit4034 — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:34:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-tech-jobs-builder-seller-not-measurer-cloudflare-2026-6

Hacker News: backlit4034

Most slopcode projects are abandoned and deleted within months of release

Atlanta-based company saved $100k by replacing Salesforce with Replit-built CRM

I'm Not Good at Goodbyes

Agentic Autonomy Levels

Understanding Is the New Bottleneck

Goodbye, Forever, Probably

6k AWS accounts, three people, one platform: Lessons learned

In Defense of AI Mandates

What I Look for When a Risky PR Lands

Most arguments are about ego, not ideas

The Job archetypes of the future, according to Claude Code's creator

We pay engineers to cut our infra bill

Everyone wants to kill the middle manager role - The data says don't do it

How can engineering leaders avoid becoming Bond villains?

Xonaly – Canada's Independent Search Engine

New comment by backlit4034 in "Daisugi, the Japanese technique of growing trees out of other trees (2020)"

Don't Use VPN Servces

Clarity, Accountability, and Care – The Three Conditions That Make Teams Work

In the AI era, be a builder or a seller, not a measurer

Proton's crypto is not Transparent and not OPAQUE