Hacker News: txs

New comment by txs in "Claude Code now supports hooks"

txs — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:33:05 +0000

Or people will just throw the product away and buy a replacement because it’s cheaper than fixing it, much like we no longer mend clothes

New comment by txs in "McLaren invented new carbon fiber tape to build even more complex parts"

txs — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:24:22 +0000

I believe the original point was that McLaren had an easier time winning the constructors because they had two drivers collecting points, while Red Bull — due to Checo not performing — only had one

New comment by txs in "Where is London's most central sheep?"

txs — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 07:41:09 +0000

Foxes are everywhere in London, including the City, and are a common sight.

New comment by txs in "A first look at Europe's alternative iPhone app stores"

txs — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:43:12 +0000

The fear is that we will be impacted. E.g. Whatsapp is required to meaningfully engage with many social activities and communities in Europe. If Whatsapp decides to switch entirely to an alternative app store, I have no choice but to follow. And as a result, I'm no longer protected by the Apple app store's security measures (feeble as they may be.)

New comment by txs in "Advice for new software devs who've read all those other advice essays"

txs — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 23:05:36 +0000

Alternative rephrasing from a source without a citation:

"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.

But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it."

New comment by txs in "Ask HN: Is Knuth's TAOCP worth the time and effort?"

txs — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 09:31:03 +0000

How do you measure the value? I treasure these books, they've brought me so much joy over the years. They've likely not affected my career trajectory much, but they've absolutely enriched my personal life.

New comment by txs in "OCaml: a Rust developer's first impressions"

txs — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 08:31:50 +0000

Many of today's popular programming languages are variations on the same theme, leading people to think that their experience is broader than it actually is.

New comment by txs in "How the iMac Saved Apple"

txs — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:34:42 +0000

I switched from Linux to macOS a decade ago, and the underlying UNIX-like system meant that I could continue to use all the same development and shell tools I've used my whole career, and most of the time I don't even notice I'm on macOS.

I also prototype natively and locally even though I eventually deploy to Linux. Lower level C code (with the odd #ifdef), and compilers and tooling for more niche languages all work perfectly fine.

The latter is a bigger point than it may seem. There is still a lot of open source software that is not working well as it should on Windows, particularly compilers and libraries.