<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: pydanny</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=pydanny</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:42:12 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=pydanny" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "To those who fired or didn't hire tech writers because of AI"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p><a href="https://daniel.feldroy.com/" rel="nofollow">https://daniel.feldroy.com/</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:48:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46631173</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46631173</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46631173</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Taking time off from formal employment to work on whatever I want. Which is open source projects entirely of my own choosing.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 20:05:07 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44704231</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44704231</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44704231</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "Intel CEO Letter to Employees"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Return to office so you can join zoom meetings!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 21:15:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44676259</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44676259</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44676259</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "FastHTML – Modern web applications in pure Python"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I like streamlit but found it if gets beyond a certain size it gets very hard to manage.<p>Also, because FastHTML is powered by starlette, it handles async really well. That means web sockets have been a trivial implementation.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:34:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41107749</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41107749</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41107749</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "FastHTML – Modern web applications in pure Python"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>My impression having done Django for over 15 years is that FastHTML allows for separation of concerns, albeit not within templates. Rather, most of the "presentation layer" is executed during the return statement. A common pattern in people building non-tiny FastHTML projects is to break out presentation into a components layer and business logic into a business layer.<p>Often we see "components.py" for presentation and "content|logic|models.py" broken out for business logic. You can see this pattern done in my as-yet-DNS-switched blog here: <a href="https://github.com/pydanny/daniel-blog-fasthtml">https://github.com/pydanny/daniel-blog-fasthtml</a><p>Of course, it's still early in the project, it's going to be interesting to see what patterns emerge over time. :-)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 08:49:11 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41107247</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41107247</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41107247</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam Run by Fake Hosts on Airbnb (2019)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'm in the UK now, specifically London. The owner of the flat doesn't live in the UK, works through a management company.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 15:49:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40320383</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40320383</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40320383</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam Run by Fake Hosts on Airbnb (2019)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'm in London and would have loved to be able to talk directly to the owner of the property. I tried to do that, I really did. So would the building manager.<p>I only found out the place was being used as an AirBnB when I knocked on the door to tell them their flat was leaking water into the main corridor and a guest answered. The host (which claims to be a management company) does its best to dodge any kind of communications. Their rentals are mismanaged illegal stays in central London, which AirBnB doesn't seem to care about addressing.<p>My understanding is that our building has a number of AirBnB rentals. Since it's hard to get them out, building management doesn't worry about it unless it becomes a maintenance or noise problem. In this case, my "neighbour" is such a problem, so the pattern is to call in the authorities until something happens.<p>When I asked the building manager about contacting AirBnB, they laughed out loud.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 15:48:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40320373</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40320373</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40320373</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam Run by Fake Hosts on Airbnb (2019)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>We had a similar thing with a malignant AirBnB host next to our living place. Plus issues with water leaks on their side. The host company and AirBnB made it clear their business was rentals, not taking care of the property or community on which they profit.<p>I used to be happy with AirBnB as an option when I travel, now it is my last resort if I can't find a hotel room.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 11:23:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40317637</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40317637</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40317637</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "Ask HN: Has anyone here turned around their life in their 40s?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>At 40 I had a stalled career and an unfortunate marriage where we truly disliked reach other; I was extremely unhappy and bitter. I felt that I was stuck and wondered if this was my lot in life.<p>I stepped clear. I got divorced. I started over. The coding skills I had I re-applied to things I wanted to do. My ex moved on and found someone good for her.<p>In the years that followed I found the love of my life and had a beautiful daughter. Restarting was a great move for me.<p>But a lot of the bitterness and anger remained. I've been a total jerk at times. It took a long time to get over the frustrations caused by staying in my old place for so long. I found therapy and constructive outlets for myself, got over many of the dark feelings, and I believe I've become a better person for it.<p>My story is my own, not yours. However, what I can say is get yourself to a therapist. If you can change your life now, why not try to do so?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2022 14:57:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34052793</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34052793</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34052793</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2021)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Octopus Energy is a double unicorn hiring for many different roles on four continents. Our mission is selling renewable energy and other planet healing causes.<p><a href="https://jobs.lever.co/octoenergy" rel="nofollow">https://jobs.lever.co/octoenergy</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 20:58:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28385445</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28385445</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28385445</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Just discovered I can in theory use Youtube TV. The offer being submitted is to sign up for a year. So I stand corrected.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:47:54 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27960912</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27960912</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27960912</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "Why does NBC make it so difficult to watch the Olympics?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>That's not true at all. There's literally no way for many Americans to find live or recorded events for free or to pay. NBC has blocked it off.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:23:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27960549</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27960549</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27960549</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "Ask HN: Modern tech companies that use Django for Web products."]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Sentry uses Django.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 19:04:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24345595</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24345595</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24345595</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "Ask HN: Modern tech companies that use Django for Web products."]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Pinterest left Django for other things years ago.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 19:03:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24345590</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24345590</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24345590</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "Ask HN: What's your Django side project?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Just pushed out the alpha of the 5th edition of our book, which is titled: "Two Scoops of Django 3.x".<p>Here's the product page: <a href="https://www.feldroy.com/products/two-scoops-of-django-3-x" rel="nofollow">https://www.feldroy.com/products/two-scoops-of-django-3-x</a><p>Also working on a book writing app where the file generating service backend is monitored by a Django project. Launches soon!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2020 21:54:38 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23186042</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23186042</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23186042</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>My wife and I released the alpha of Two Scoops of Django 3.x: <a href="https://www.feldroy.com/products/two-scoops-of-django-3-x" rel="nofollow">https://www.feldroy.com/products/two-scoops-of-django-3-x</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2020 14:33:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23180020</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23180020</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23180020</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "The Dropout Fallacy"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Yes. I've encountered them. My anecdotal evidence is that all who dropped out because of Mark Zuckerberg, Bill gates, or Peter Thiel showed them 'a different way' have completely stagnated.<p>On the other hand, anecdotally, those dropouts who put their heads down and got stuff done, some of them did pretty well.<p>Finally, anecdotally, in my experience, people with college degrees got hired faster and in times of woe, are the last to be let go. In fact, many SV companies (Google, for example, but funded startups often work the same way), won't hire you without a college degree unless you've done something notable. Being notable, by definition, means you are in the minority of any group. making dropping out to achieve success a risky proposition.<p>Of course, your mileage may vary. ;-)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2014 17:45:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7790406</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7790406</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7790406</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "Ask HN: What are some successful startups built on top of other services?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Never heard this before. Got a source?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2014 19:35:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7593842</link><dc:creator>pydanny</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7593842</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7593842</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by pydanny in "What is a Web Framework?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I would think that topic worthy of it's own blog post rather than a footnote or a distraction.</p>
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<p>I think it's because the site is in open beta. Let's give them a few days to hash things out. ;-)</p>
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