Yes, it's Ruby on Rails! I'm using Hotwired on the frontend, which has been great for making discussions real-time while minimizing complexity. I'm hosting on Fly.io - I had used Render for a prior product (https://postcard.page), and found Render slow. Fly lets me set up multiple data centers, and they have an elegant little Ruby gem [1] to enable multi-region support on Rails without much fuss. [1] - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

I've been building a personal website service [1] as an alternative to social media. I hadn't heard of POSSE, but I call my idea "Write once, share everywhere" - the idea being that your content should live on your site, but can be shared on other social networks. A tip for anybody building POSSE systems: OpenGraph images make a huge impact on engagement on social networks. I generate images on-the-fly with the... - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

SEEKING WORK - Freelance/Contract - Remote from US I build scrappy solutions to complex problems with high ambiguity. As a solo person I can scope, design, and build end-to-end products. I'm a serial founder who's built and sold multiple companies, and I've held leadership roles in engineering + product at major companies like Webflow and Trusted Health. But, my passion is building things - and I use my background... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

I’m a big proponent of fractional work - which I define as retained half-time or quarter-time work. It’s more stable than hourly freelance, but gives far more autonomy than employment. Some people work half time, while others work multiple fractional roles to earn more money. Even if you’re looking for short-term work, I recommend following the Fractional scene because it’s getting more traction among companies... - Source: Hacker News / 5 days ago

Thanks! Yes, Booklet is where I spend most of my time. I think it's a big opportunity to have more of a hosted Discourse alternative. I'll work on some comparison pages - thanks for the suggestion. > Is it enough to live off of? I do a little bit of consulting [1] , which bridges the gap. That way, I'm not losing money building the company. Though, all of my products make revenue, and things are doing well in... - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago