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shahzaibmushtaq··on “Code was never the hard part” is an insult to all programmers
> "Code was never the hard part"

It always comes out of the mouth of no-coders, vibe-coders and people who misunderstood coding.

shahzaibmushtaq··on Ask HN: Add flag for AI-generated articles
AI hasn't a higher power than HI.

AI isn't a higher power than HI and it never shall.

It is the author's and writer's duty and sole responsibility to tell viewers/readers that their respective works are AI-generated or how much percentage of it.

shahzaibmushtaq··on Half-Baked Product
The founder should have visited China's oven manufacturing market/industry after raising 5 million. This could have solved their first major client Pepepizza feature problem.
shahzaibmushtaq··on Ask HN: Why is the HN crowd so anti-AI?
There is a huge difference that is missing in this question.

Anti-AI does not mean anti-AI-coding-agents. It's the new vibe-mindset being created by vibe coders/vibe thinkers (AI companies are also promoting this), which is that I can make my ideas from scratch on my own and then blame AI for the mess created by the maker.

As a software engineer, I cared about architecture, code and technical responsibilities/duties. To achieve maximum and optimal results I'll take assistance from anything — AI, non-AI and whatnot — to speed up the process either 10x or 100x.

shahzaibmushtaq··on I bought Friendster for $30k – Here's what I'm doing with it
The previous owner bought it for $8000 (quite less for domains like this) but here is the catch. This domain has a bad reputation and a lot of negativity since it has a long history.

Those who are in domain name business knows that because it affects the value of every expired/operational domain.

shahzaibmushtaq··on Replacing JavaScript with Just HTML
This is helpful when development revolves around static environment.
shahzaibmushtaq··on Size of Life
Is banana a life? If yes, then hundreds of other lives are not included in this project.

A simple idea but fabulous execution!

shahzaibmushtaq··on Fran Sans – font inspired by San Francisco light rail displays
> Life is so rich when ease and efficiency are not the measure.

This is it, and I really like the CSS effects when highlighting/selecting words, sentences and paragraphs

shahzaibmushtaq··on AI World Clocks
Interesting idea!

Why is a new clock being rendered every minute? Or AI models are evolving and improving every minute.

shahzaibmushtaq··on Affinity Studio now free
> "Sign up to download"

No, thank you.

shahzaibmushtaq··on Show HN: I'm making a detective game built on Wikipedia
A pure passion project!
shahzaibmushtaq··on The least amount of CSS for a decent looking site (2023)
Improve the readability and bring clarity, then work on modernity.
shahzaibmushtaq··on A WebGL game where you deliver messages on a tiny planet
When experience meets creativity, imagination delivers simplicity.
shahzaibmushtaq··on Ask HN: Best codebases to study to learn software design?
You understood what I was trying to convey.

Yes, all open-source projects are well designed with documentation and to-dos, otherwise open-source contribution becomes difficult.

shahzaibmushtaq··on Ask HN: Best codebases to study to learn software design?
My suggestion is to search for open-source codebases in your favorite languages, study them, and start practicing them.
shahzaibmushtaq··on The beauty of a text only webpage
How about making a complete website using only CSS1?
shahzaibmushtaq··on I tried every todo app and ended up with a .txt file
I never used fancy productivity and todo apps. I saved Everything in .txt files, sticky notes and writing on papers. No need to go for a few extra miles.
shahzaibmushtaq··on Do not download the app, use the website
In third world countries where literacy rates are below 50%, the population only uses smartphones for apps and don't know what websites are.

Until the early 2010s this wasn't the case and people were educating themselves on how to use websites properly.

If traffic laws can exist, then there must also be international app laws to educate people.

shahzaibmushtaq··on I've launched 37 products in 5 years and not doing that again
You missed the other part of that equation.

One viral product ReplyGuy would have sold for in the $300,000-$500,000 range (my guess) is equivalent to 4 years of salary of a senior developer.

But the level of experience he has now cannot be achieved while having a full-time job and learning on the side.

shahzaibmushtaq··on I've launched 37 products in 5 years and not doing that again
Earning $150000 + 1 viral product sold for 6 figures over the last 5 years isn't that bad in terms of experience which can help grow Refgrow faster using organic SEO and marketing.

I guess all those ideas that never made $1 were because of the "If you build it, they will come" marketing approach.

shahzaibmushtaq··on To be a better programmer, write little proofs in your head
Almost every programmer gets better through their own trial and error.

For me, the best "trick" is to start with pseudocode.

The Isolation part is understandable and supports the philosophy:

> When requirements change, you extend the behavior of [your program] by adding new code, not by changing old code that already works.

shahzaibmushtaq··on Show HN: Ten years of running every day, visualized
Thank you! I wanted to know from the author.
shahzaibmushtaq··on Show HN: Ten years of running every day, visualized
You collected and logged all 3653 days of data through a device or manually by typing/saving it where initially (excel sheet) after each new run?

The details are astonishing.

Can you tell how you managed all of this so gracefully? Were you working on this idea from day 1? When did you buy this domain?

You even saved and displayed a few dozen live map coordinates as well from 2016 onwards.

shahzaibmushtaq··on Bootstrapping a side project into a profitable seven-figure business
Those who can write code, can write articles as well. I am not a fast writer either, hopefully we will get better over time.
shahzaibmushtaq··on Bootstrapping a side project into a profitable seven-figure business
Small steps daily, big rewards personally and financially in the long-term.

Well-written and speaks for every struggling entrepreneur out there.

Congratulations, Kyle and his wonderful team!

shahzaibmushtaq··on Wise refuses to let us access our $60k AUD
Never use a single fintech platform for everything, diversify and don't sleep for long with your hard-earned money in their hands.
shahzaibmushtaq··on Ask HN: How much better are AI IDEs vs. copy pasting into chat apps?
No, code becomes less valuable with the passage of time.
shahzaibmushtaq··on The curse of knowing how, or; fixing everything
I rarely click the favorite button, and this one 101% worthy of it.

My humble broken words to the humans who read this, "You can't control everything. The one thing you can control is your action. Master it."

shahzaibmushtaq··on What went wrong with wireless USB
yes-and-no.

In my opinion, this was the timing and usefulness of Bluetooth in an era when only Nokia ruled the world. Moreover, there are many other reasons too.

shahzaibmushtaq··on What went wrong with wireless USB
In certain cases, plug-and-play interfaces outperform wireless mediums.
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