Hacker News: harryquach

New comment by harryquach in "Git commands I run before reading any code"

harryquach — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:49:58 +0000

Commit messages are often squashed after merging a feature branch

New comment by harryquach in "WFH is becoming a benefit again"

harryquach — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:19:00 +0000

Agreed, over the last 6 years I have been able to spend lots of time with my two kids. Would not trade that for anything.

New comment by harryquach in "Ask HN: Which DNS based ad blocker do you suggest?"

harryquach — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:19:03 +0000

I've been running pi-hole for years and love it. https://pi-hole.net

New comment by harryquach in "Ask HN: How are you all staying sane?"

harryquach — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:55:07 +0000

If I knew I was traveling to a region, with a potential conflict, I would do my due diligence and read the news. For the vast majority of people, reading news is a net negative.

New comment by harryquach in "Ask HN: Anyone else tired of working in tech?"

harryquach — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:00:46 +0000

I have tried focusing my attention on the interview process. Although almost all of our knowledge is a prompt away, interviewing is a skill which cannot be outsourced. It seems like this is the way to outlast AI in this industry.

New comment by harryquach in "Ask HN: Do you have side income as a software engineer?"

harryquach — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:09:29 +0000

I've been investing in low cost index funds for decades. Although not "income" in the spirit of your question, these funds distribute quarterly dividends which is income. This is truly passive income.

New comment by harryquach in "Ask HN: Go all-in on AI Boom vs. enjoy parenthood?"

harryquach — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 23:27:50 +0000

This is the way. A common theme for older people is wishing they worked less and spent more time with family. I have two kids and cant imagine sacrificing more time than absolutely necessary working. Once my first was born, my priorities immediately changed. Its difficult to describe but work instantly became a lower priority.

New comment by harryquach in "Ask HN: Have you ever seen a perfect codebase?"

harryquach — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:27:51 +0000

I don't think its possible to define what a perfect codebase would look like let alone write one. Programming is enough of an art form that quantitative analysis will always fall short. This also happens to be one of the reasons I love to write software.

New comment by harryquach in "Ask HN: What Is Your Hobby?"

harryquach — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 21:01:31 +0000

Lifting, cycling, reading historical non fiction, gardening. Essentially anything not involving a screen.

New comment by harryquach in "Ask HN: Do you think society will collapse within 10 years?"

harryquach — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:08:30 +0000

If European society survived the Black Plague we will be fine. Imagine living in a time where an unknown virus kills half of the population. Half of everyone you know is gone. This is only one of countless examples throughout history.

No doubt today we have unique challenges but I am optimistic we will overcome and thrive. Like a poster mentioned above, perhaps its time to log off and go for a walk.

New comment by harryquach in "Ask HN: How have you optimized your company/ work?"

harryquach — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 22:11:27 +0000

I have been doing sets with a grip trainer during zoom meetings. Forearms are getting huge.

New comment by harryquach in "Arizona resident dies from the plague"

harryquach — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 19:18:44 +0000

This reinforces my belief that today is the best time in human history to live. Yes there is still pain and suffering but overall more humans live lives our ancestors could not begin to imagine.

New comment by harryquach in "Ask HN: Is anyone else just done with the industry?"

harryquach — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:42:49 +0000

What industry are you thinking of moving towards?

New comment by harryquach in "Ask HN: To anyone who cares to read this. How old are you roughly?"

harryquach — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:11:10 +0000

New comment by harryquach in "Stuff I Learned at Carta"

harryquach — Sat, 24 May 2025 15:08:58 +0000

Thanks for the laugh friend. I was thinking the same thing.

New comment by harryquach in "What interesting things low spending people do, that others know nothing about?"

harryquach — Mon, 19 May 2025 14:03:59 +0000

Utilize your local public library. Reading is a great hobby and can be done for free at any local library.

New comment by harryquach in "Ask HN: Is anyone experiencing "AI brain rot?""

harryquach — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:05:58 +0000

Unfortunately, at least at my company, leadership has caught this bug. This means features need to be delivered faster, with a smaller team, etc. Not a good way to create quality software.

New comment by harryquach in "Ask HN: Is anyone experiencing "AI brain rot?""

harryquach — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:49:59 +0000

I have been "encouraged" by my company to go full throttle into integration LLMs into our workflow. I have found is has taken much of the enjoyment out of solving problems with code. As others have said, it has made me lazier and I can see myself losing my edge.

New comment by harryquach in "Happy 20th Birthday, Y Combinator"

harryquach — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:34:51 +0000

I love this community, the only social media worth investing time into. Here's to another 20 years.

New comment by harryquach in "Jeep owners fed up with in-car pop-up ads"

harryquach — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:37:00 +0000

I hate cookie popups, this will improve my browsing experience a ton, thanks for sharing!