What we always forget in this debate is how much energy the web actually already saved through - for example - more efficient logistics, shorter communication ways etc etc

This is something we need to consider in the calculation.

And lets say all data centers would work completely "green" - wouldn't this discussion be obsolete?

At least here in Germany, this culture seems to be over. It was declining and after Corona, it has changed completely. More and more smaller companies also value that you have family, friends and social life and home office becomes a normal thing, thanks god.

But I agree with a lot of these points after working 5 years in a startup. The biggest problem is that you try to increase your runway even though the business model does not seem to work. Instead of making it profitable as soon as possible, you try to grow and grow and hire people you don't even need. This was the worst experience. And then letting those people go again is even worse.

I hope that we get back to the ground and try to build solid and profitable business in the future instead of blown up air castles with no value at all.

Because you never know when you're going to want to fight demons.

What would help a lot, if you could customize the generated parameter in some way. Together with the password feature noone could "hack" into it anyways.

Also you could easily get rid of the "?n=" param I guess and just build a slug like http://kvak.io/fsf2o1r6yw5

Both great ideas. Getting rid of "?n=" is definitely coming (current links will of course keep working). Custom URL is also now on the list of next improvements.

cool, looking forward :) I will abuse this then as a grocery shopping list to share with my girfriend

This is amazing. As simple as it can be. Good job!

I agree with the article. For instance, I was using Rails a lot in the past when I was bootstrapping small shitty projects to get a "taste of the user" and validating my ideas. For more complex projects I am using Ruby business oriented frameworks (trailblazer is a great choice here!) but I flavour it up with some ActiveRecord and ActionMailer as its very convenient. In general, the whole Rails framework became too much for my projects and to blown up.

Interesting concept but I don't think it is practical in an open office environment when you sit next to your colleagues and speak to your browser.

Ok we got it. Websites/Online-Stores and custom coded backends are not "tech" according to the article (much as CDs/Videos are not tech). But still the ways of building these things change every day. UX/UI patterns change. Frontend Frameworks change. Its all about the tech in "tech" in my opinion. The web and how we perceive content in 10 years will be much different than it is today and its our job to make this happen.

You have the exact same history I do, except I am working in the startup for 5 years, not 7. I will found my own thing in 2 months with 2 really talented people with sales and marketing background. I look so forward to do my own thing, making my own decisions etc. Good luck to you.

I like the design of X more Not sure what is better in XC though

X looks very unnatural on macos

https://i.imgur.com/JtXVZW2.png