Simply put, without VC funding, these services would cost hundreds of dollars per month, and nobody would pay those prices. Companies like Anthropic can offer $20 plans precisely because they have venture capital backing.
Consumers will always gravitate toward the more affordable option.
> Ruby's poor performance hobbles it even in places it's supposed to be good (twitter was rewritten to Scala over rails).
All performances are relative. Ruby or Python is very performant for 99% of websites, generally the bottleneck is the database.
Rails has enabled Twitter to develop and iterate faster. But now that the social network has to manage several tens of millions of users, the 200 req/s of Rails are no longer sufficient.
And Ruby in 2013 didn't have the same performance as in 2023. Hardware no longer had the same performance, too.
I still remember the day I met John Warnock as if it was yesterday.
John's humility, despite his monumental success, taught me to always keep my feet on the ground. His vision inspired me to push boundaries in software development. But above all, it was his passion that kindled a fervor within me to harness technology for change.
John Warnock's passing is a massive loss for the tech world. My heart goes out to his loved ones during this time. His legacy, however, will continue to shape the industry, inspiring countless others just as he had inspired me. Goodbye, Mr. Warnock. You will be missed.
I've created Claper [0], an open-source tool for real-time interaction with a public. You have multiple ways to monetize an OSS, starting from donation, sponsorship to consulting or SaaS.
Personally, I chose the last one with a cloud version. I like this model, people paying for the SaaS support the project and have, in return, a hosted version of the OSS, and so contribute to improve it.
Are you sure about the fixed fee? Their website says it isn't.
> We do not have monthly fees, set-up fees, integration fees or closure fees. We do have a minimum invoice depending on industry or business model. Please speak to a member of our sales team for more details.
It's easier to build muscle mass before the age of 30 and the muscle you gain during that time will never go away (with a minimum of training).
The earlier you start exercising, the less difficult it will be to maintain your body as you get older. Someone who has never exercised but wants to lose weight by their 40s will have a much harder time than someone who started exercising early.
More than that, working out has a significant impact on my productivity, mood and psychological health. It changed my life.
We use Gitlab Pages + Markdown + Hugo and that’s awesome for technical documentation.
For non-technical docs we use Confluence but I don’t know a good free alternative
However you can have the best product in the world, if you can't sell or market it (via a landing page for example), it will never be used (or very little).
I don't like to reveal my projects until I finish the MVP.
It will be a product launched first in Europe which will compete with the American equivalent.
I say no more, but I see far!
Consumers will always gravitate toward the more affordable option.