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prodave··on What I wish I knew about React
Aren’t hooks more confusing than the class components? In a class, you write your initialization code in the constructor - no infinite loop if you fetch something. And anyone who has used classes in Java or other languages would feel at home.
prodave··on De-Googling: My Progress
Do de-googlers consider Startpage to be acceptable? The results are from google but they claim that your privacy is protected.
prodave··on Uber discusses plan to lay off about 20% of employees
As c-suite exec, better to be incompetent during the good times than to be competent during the bad times. makes sense that he’s leaving.
prodave··on When in doubt: hang up, look up, and call back
Side lessons seems to be that scammers have access to a lot of your personal info, which can fool you, and that you should never ever give an OTP over the phone.
prodave··on Show HN: Secfi – calculate additional tax owed if you exercise startup options
Is the business model basically a funnel to loans and other credit products? The section showing a VP buying a house makes it seem like it is.