- Loaders/Spinners should be fun - https://github.com/p-raj/pixi-loader

- CleanMyMac alternative based on opensource tools - https://github.com/p-raj/open-cleanmymac

- Standup meetings to comic generation - https://github.com/p-raj/standup-to-comics

- Configurable Pomodoro - https://github.com/p-raj/open-tomato

A few more closed source ones that aren't any close to be in a working state.

Points: 7

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We were using the community version of - https://dbeaver.io, but we needed a few more features and an improved editor. PopSQL was a modern take on web based sql editor, but it didn't fit into the infra security setup we have.

We needed:

  - SSO
  - Audit logs
  - Modern editor (https://www.pgcli.com/ like hints)
  - Sharable queries
  - Explain queries (https://explain.dalibo.com/ embedded)
  - Query as API service
  - Schema exploration (https://dbdiagram.io/ embedded)
  - Fixed client IP

The Roadmap:

  - Scheduled queries
  - Query pipeline and workflows
  - Embeddable Dashboard builder
  - Edge AI Assistant — Browser-local LLM for query explanation and generation
  - More database drivers — SQLite, Duckdb, Redis

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48274780

Points: 1

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Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44668274

Points: 1

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Are you using any AI tools? What does your setup/workflow look like? Where do you find it most useful/ least useful.

What other tools are you looking to further explore/excited about?

As for me — I am currently working on building data pipelines, merging data from various sources into our database, finally mapping the data to our entities. The work is pretty straightforward, not very challenging.

The most exciting part for me is just exploring the patterns to build out the solution. I have built integrations 4 times, ground up, until now. Always with a different data processing pattern goal in mind.

And here I find the copilot very useful, the threshold of picking a goal, that is learning about various ways of achieving the same end product goal with different constraints.

I don’t enjoy the `chat`, I don’t use `auto-test` generation, I sometimes use the `explain`, and I am truly grateful for the autopilot when it comes to remembering the syntax.

On the other hand, when I am in the flow, and stop to think about something, I find the autopilot auto-compete to be distracting, and often it’s just more work to review the code it suggests. Now, this could be my shortcomings/skill-gaps, I am open to accept that, have not thought about it quite deeply.

Apart from copilot, I use Claude, to generate throwaway code, and the quick scripts.

I am not using any other tools, I keep exploring though, but didn’t find utility in paying up for other copilots/coworkers/ai-tools.

Non AI-tool that I am trying these days is Zed editor.

After working as a full-stack for quite some years now, the next technology I want to work on is database.

Not sure how long it would take, but I want to switch domain to becoming a database developer, and hopefully with copilot reducing the threshold of experimentation, I might finally be able to!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40616305

Points: 2

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- What are the tools of trade? - Learning Resources, courses, blogs, people to know and follow - Roadmap - How long would it take to come to become a “junior designer “ (if that’s a thing)

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35759786

Points: 14

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Python, C/C++, Perl, Celery, Redis, MySQL, Bare Metal.

not even sure how many fields of expertise the designers have. that’s why something like roadmap.sh makes a total sense. provide someone interested a high level overview of the possible categories and then go deeper in the categories

How about becoming a designer?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32134477

Points: 2

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I was frequently cut mid sentences, without me being able to build the complete context, and was asked to drill into a negative aspect of the answer.

My answers were frequently negated, with interviewer simply stating- “i think here you are wrong and this could be changed”. Upon asking what or how, the reply was - some random philosophy and with the onto the next question.

I lost my temper, and to no surprise wasn’t able to move forward in the interview.

I might have read the signs wrong, but, I got a feeling that interviewer really got something against me.

How to navigate such a situation? Have you ever faces such a situation and were you able to navigate that discussion in your own favor?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31852451

Points: 8

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- Forrest Gump

By win, I mean, it has a blazing adoption rate. Nearly all the libraries (eg tailwinds) is coming with VS Code plugin.

VS code clearly is something devs are paying attention to.

https://www.google.com/search?q=code+editor+market+share

Points: 7

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The guys who caught me were the actual users of the software, their team actually.

Saves them a millions of $ per annum, because of being able to meet SLA.

It’s now running for 7 years in their NOC.

Users revolted against their CIO (second or third replacement CIO), who proposed replacing this software (and others in their NOC), with an HP unified monitoring suite(a part of CIO’s digital transformation initiative). Apart from this software, rest of the monitoring systems have been replaced.

:)

Escalation got further escalated - “Dashboard is not opening”

For a moment, I was shell-shocked, couldn’t hear a thing, just sitting there frozen.

Then i remembered the backup, i, against my usual style, took and the mysql replica i hosted, just as an insincere effort to calm the people in the room, i got to work. Restored the database, re-ram a few etl jobs, and we were back up online.

I was relieved, and actually quite happy, started interacting with the people in the room again, and showed them the system robustness even under a disaster, two of the 13 caught my bluff, but were smiling, They winked, turned back to face the others, and the heated debate continued.

The escalation went up till the CIO, but the guys who caught my bluff, never gave my deed away (in return i had to code a few more features and reports, just for them).

Don’t multitask, especially with a sudo access.