Hacker News: harryquach

New comment by harryquach in "Ask HN: Does it still make sense to write code by hand?"

harryquach — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:42:49 +0000

I am already being forced to use Claude for all coding in my job. All personal projects/code I still write by hand. This has always been the fun part of software development for me.

New comment by harryquach in "Ask HN: Are You a Workaholic?"

harryquach — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:22:32 +0000

I was in my younger years but realize now how little meaning hard work in the corporate world has brought me. Today I try to do the best I can but mostly focused my energies on things outside of work.

New comment by harryquach in "Ask HN: Getting depressed day by day, how to cope?"

harryquach — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:01:51 +0000

> Work is just a transaction now

Always has been

New comment by harryquach in "The future of everything is lies, I guess: Where do we go from here?"

harryquach — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:48:06 +0000

> Worried about your own kids but acting against their interests.

> That same VC invests in AI companies and by what I heard about her, has done phenomenally well.

Her kids will be fine, its the vast majority of other, non wealthy, kids who are in trouble.

New comment by harryquach in "The future of everything is lies, I guess: Where do we go from here?"

harryquach — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:45:24 +0000

> I have never used an LLM for my writing, software, or personal life

Must be nice to not have a paycheck tied to using this tech. For many people, myself included, its either use it (adapt) or lose your job. Most of us relay on our jobs to pay bills and live in the modern world.

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.