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A critique of package managers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-05 09:18:55

Package Managers are Evil n.b. This is a written version of a dialogue from a YouTube video: 2 Language Creators vs 2 Idiots | The Standup Package managers (for programming languages) are evil. To start, I need to make a few distinctions between concepts a lot of programmers mix up: A package Package Repositories Build Systems Package Managers These are all separate and can have no relation to one another. I have nothing wrong with packages, in fact Odin has packages built into the langu

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1Password vs. NordPass: I tested both password managers, and here's the best pick

zdnet.com Emily Long 2025-10-08 21:51:00

1Password and NordVPN/ZDNET A password manager is an essential tool for generating, securely storing, and accessing credentials and other sensitive personal data across your devices, whether you need to log into your bank or fill out your information during online checkout. The best password management tools on the market do this seamlessly, but they have a range of features to meet varying user needs at different price points. In our head-to-head comparison of two of our favorite password man

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1Password vs. NordPass: Which password manager is best?

zdnet.com Emily Long 2025-10-09 09:00:18

1Password and NordVPN/ZDNET A password manager is an essential tool for generating, securely storing, and accessing credentials and other sensitive personal data across your devices, whether you need to log into your bank or fill out your information during online checkout. The best password management tools on the market do this seamlessly, but they have a range of features to meet varying user needs at different price points. In our head-to-head comparison of two of our favorite password man

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Texas suit alleging anti-coal “cartel” of top Wall Street firms could reshape ESG

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-18 05:00:52

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Since 2022, Republican lawmakers in Congress and state attorneys general have sent letters to major banks, pension funds, asset managers, accounting firms, companies, nonprofits, and business alliances, putting them on notice for potential antitrust violations and seeking information as part of the Republican pu

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Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year

news.ycombinator.com Jennifer Elias 2025-10-23 13:16:56

Google has eliminated more than one-third of its managers overseeing small teams, an executive told employees last week, as the company continues its focus on efficiencies across the organization. "Right now, we have 35% fewer managers, with fewer direct reports" than at this time a year ago, said Brian Welle, vice president of people analytics and performance, according to audio of an all-hands meeting reviewed by CNBC. "So a lot of fast progress there." At the meeting, employees asked Welle

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Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year, exec says

cnbc.com Jennifer Elias 2025-10-24 01:29:49

Google has eliminated more than one-third of its managers overseeing small teams, an executive told employees last week, as the company continues its focus on efficiencies across the organization. "Right now, we have 35% fewer managers, with fewer direct reports" than at this time a year ago, said Brian Welle, vice president of people analytics and performance, according to audio of an all-hands meeting reviewed by CNBC. "So a lot of fast progress there." At the meeting, employees asked Welle

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Dangerous Advice for Software Engineers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-27 08:15:17

I’m a big fan of “sharp tools”. These are tools that are powerful enough to be hugely helpful or harmful, depending on how they’re used. Most forms of direct production access are in this category: like ssh or kubectl, or a read-write prod SQL console. It’s also possible to give “dangerous advice”. Dangerous advice is dangerous because (like sharp tools) it takes competence and judgment to use well. Giving the wrong person dangerous advice is like giving the wrong person production SQL access -

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Passkeys are just passwords that require a password manager

news.ycombinator.com Dan Fabulich 2025-12-05 16:29:47

Passkeys are just passwords that require a password manager You reset your passkey the same way you reset your password. But you’ll find that passkeys make it harder to switch between password managers, because you can’t copy and paste a passkey. Dan Fabulich 3 min read · Just now Just now -- Listen Share Passkeys are randomly generated passwords that are required to be managed by a password manager. All the major password managers support them, including Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and

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60% of managers use AI to make decisions now, including whom to promote and fire - does yours?

zdnet.com Radhika Rajkumar 2026-01-14 08:33:36

Mohamad Faizal Bin Ramli/Getty Images A recent survey from Resume Builder finds that half of managers are using AI to make crucial decisions about their direct reports, including which employees are promoted -- and which are fired. The survey polled 1,342 managers in the US, 60% of whom reported relying on AI to make decisions about their employees: 78% and 77% used the technology to award raises and promotions, respectively, while 66% and 64% used it to determine layoffs and terminations, res

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A critique of package managers

1Password vs. NordPass: I tested both password managers, and here's the best pick

1Password vs. NordPass: Which password manager is best?

Texas suit alleging anti-coal “cartel” of top Wall Street firms could reshape ESG

Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year

Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year, exec says

Dangerous Advice for Software Engineers

Passkeys are just passwords that require a password manager

60% of managers use AI to make decisions now, including whom to promote and fire - does yours?

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