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1,196karma·305submissions·February 16, 2019
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scastiel.dev · Current projects: collectemtl.ca & getkado.app
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I don’t know why, but I agree it can be annoying… As a trick, you can use the API [1]. Get the story ID in the URL of your post, and place it at the end of the API call (e.g. [2]). If the result has `…
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Nice way to show how React works, I love this kind of interactive post!
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Every post on this blog is so impressive! Love it!
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Also, I guess it’s not very clear that each piece of code will be shared on the “explanations” page. That sounds pretty dangerous ;) Maybe add a checkbox to specify wether you want your code to be on …
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It works pretty well! I would add a big red disclaimer such as: “be careful: putting here code source from your job is probably highly against the rules of your company, and you may get FIRED!” ^^
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Example: “there will be a bank run”
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A good way to have deadlines is to presell the book, and promise these deadlines to people who paid. Example: buy now for 50% of the final price, two chapters already ready, and I promise one new chap…
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You’re welcome! I really enjoyed reading it and could relate to your experience :)
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I have written a technical book with a publisher in the past. It was a nice experience, but same as the author in this (great) post, I don’t think I would do it again. It is very time consuming, and I…
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I sell courses and e-books, but I wouldn’t advise you doing it for the money. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great experience, and I’ll continue doing it. But it’s a terrible way to invest your time for m…
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I often go to https://www.indiehackers.com/products . Sometimes I feel inspired by new projects. Note that it’s just a way to find ideas, not one to know if this idea will work or not …
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Maybe it isn’t boring enough for you, but now I start all my projects with Next.js using its serverless features. It’s probably because I’m proficient with JavaScript and TypeScript. If you don’t like…
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I had the following problem on my blog: the images I put in my Markdown posts were not using Next.js Image component (which is pretty nice, as it lazy loads images and optimizes dimensions). I finally…
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I had the following problem on my blog: the images I put in my Markdown posts were not using Next.js Image component (which is pretty nice, as it lazy loads images and optimizes dimensions). I finally…