Ask HN: Finding a specific HN article again

4 pointsby zabaki5 anni fa10 comments

First off, HN provides me with loads of inspiration and new knowledge. I often feel that being a part of HN helps me stay connected with the newest form of knowledge. Something that i previously got from the university community.

Anyhow,

I need help rediscovering an article that was on the top 30 list within the past 6 months.

I cant remember what the article was called, but the message stood out to me, and i almost daily think about it. I hoping you guys can help me find it again.

The article was written by a software company founder. Not a massive company, but they scaled up. They built some form of software, and one of his main points was that all these smaller clients bought off-the-shelf software. Soon, larger clients approached and wanted the software. I just remember that the author wrote that once you start providing software to larger clients, that what the software to be customised, then you stop being a software developer and start being a consultant.

I seem to remember that it was published to medium, but i cant for the life of me find it again.

4 comments

helph675 anni fa

Here's a couple of links to try... https://bestofshowhn.com/ https://posobin.com/hn_classics/

zabaki5 anni fa

Thanks for the link helph67. Another HN users actually found the article i was looking for. Thanks!

polka_haunts_us5 anni fa

I'm afraid I don't know, but for the record if you want to save articles in the future you can click the "favorite" button under the post title, and then all your favorited posts (or comments) are viewable via your profile.

zabaki5 anni fa

I normally upvotes most articles that really stand out to me. I bookmark a butt load of articles. I save insights in my journal. Cant find the article anywhere

cercatrova5 anni fa

Sounds like Basecamp's philosophy of not having big money customers:

https://www.inc.com/magazine/201606/jason-fried/saying-no-to...

zabaki5 anni fa

@cercatrova! Seriously! You have no idea how much i love you! YOU ARE A FANTASTIC HUMAN BEING!!Ive probably spent 2-3 hrs looking for this! Thank you!!!!

cercatrova5 anni fa

No problem. Basecamp has a lot of interesting articles written about it, like this one: https://usefyi.com/basecamp-history/

Their books are good too.

the_arun5 anni fa

Did you try using "Search" in the footer?

zabaki5 anni fa

Yep. Problem is I cant remember the headline, and the main points wont appear in the search since it only shows headlines and comments

the_arun5 anni fa

You can try this - https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=medium.com