From HN: Google laid off its “Python Foundations” team. Responsible for internal Python tooling and migrations, and contributing to the external Python ecosystem. Fascinating discussion on HN as well. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40171125
Periodically an #Emacs post makes it to the front page of #HackerNews. Usually it's the same tired set of opinions and misunderstandings—both in the post and the comments.
But every now and again there's a post like this one today, that steps outside the box to show why Emacs is still delightful and still relevant. Thanks, @bbatsov!
📢 We have added a third curated collection to our growing list! This one features read-worthy stories that are currently on the Hacker News front page. Just the stories worth your readign attention.
What a weekend! And yet, our machines handled the #hackernews load like champs! 💪
Here are some stats for the techy geeks:
We run feedle as a cluster of load-balanced container instances across several physical servers rented on #Hetzner. We've generously given each instance enough CPU, and yet, despite the HN rush, it barely registered. That's all thanks to the clever choice of backend technology, and using async wherever possible.
Is anyone searching the internet from #emacs? I feel some of my google/duckduckgo queries could be answered without a full-fledged browser, and more in an emacs completion buffer. Yes, I know about eww, but that's too much of a browser. Though will a little streamlining...