jihoon796

I'm curious to see what people think of how the current startup ecosystem will fare if there is a real recession.

I've been using Django since I first learned to code a few years back and only have experience with that and Node.js thus far. I personally really enjoy working with Django.

I was wondering what HN's thoughts were on the magnitude of productivity gain from using these modern frameworks and paradigms, and how that productivity translates to the performance of a business.

Obviously, YMMV based on the company's industry, structure, experience, and other such factors - but, ceteris paribus, what are the opportunity costs of using ASP.NET or PHP (for example), if any?

I've seen many companies attempt to use AI/ML as a business model.

Personally speaking, I left my own job earlier this year due in part to deep disagreements about how my previous company was utilizing and marketing itself as AI-based, even changing its name to include "AI".

But when I left fintech to work in the healthcare industry (totally different role), people started coming to me to pitch their products/solutions. I started getting pitched AI products (harness the power of AI & predictive analytics!), and the use of buzzwords was pretty outrageous. I started wondering...do these companies have any real customers? Who are buying these products, and are they seeing a sufficient-enough ROI to justify these purchases?