Sharing a thought experiment turned helper function I’ve been using for a while: what if you scope server cache by browser session? Even though the idea sounds ridiculous, it’s been making my life easier.
I hope this message finds you well. Today, I come to you with a heavy heart to share some important news regarding Defer.
After a rewarding journey filled with incredible support from users like you, we've reached a point where we must decide to discontinue Defer's services. This decision was not easy, especially considering the vibrant community that has grown around our platform.
As of May 1, 2024, Defer will no longer be available.
We understand this news might be disappointing, and we want to extend our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. The journey of building and growing Defer with you has been an invaluable part of our lives.
Thank you for your understanding and your support throughout this journey.
Warm regards,
Bryan CTO
Co-founder, Defer
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I just discovered Defer after Planetscale shut down their fee tier and migrating to Supabase. Supabase turned out to be less efficient at the long running tasks I have set up for a side project, causing my service to hit next.js 10s timeouts. Defer.run fixed my issues in a few lines of code, it was an incredible experience. Logs were great, dx was great. They will be truly missed.
It sounds like you're not interested in stats on your listening behavior. There's a section called Missed New Music that points out releases you might have missed, and there a button saying 'See stats for playlist' which lets you check missed music per playlist. If that isn't interesting either, Brew probably isn't for you
Thanks! Your jukebox prototype looks cool as well. I like the idea of playing songs over users's Spotify instead, will explore that idea, thanks!
I think you're right re: Spotify's built-in song discovery. Brew.fm's concept as is now would be easy to copy for Spotify, they'd be crazy not to if enough people seem to find value, and I'd love it if they do.
A way to properly differentiate would probably be by serving a (slightly) different audience. I can imagine Brew.fm is a little overkill for the average Spotify user, who'd rather hit play and lean back. It'd be cool if there's room for Brew.fm long term by serving the more hardcore music fan, who's more than happy to put extra work in, in exchange to feel on top of new music, and closer to the artists.
Music Butler focuses on either artists you follow on Spotify (just like Spotify itself), or your Spotify Library. Brew.fm shows you new releases per playlist.
I have no plans to monetize the tool. I'm scratching my own itch here and am very much at the mercy of Spotify. I'm hoping to keep this one a hobby project.
I’m a software engineer and work at a HR startup in NYC. We’re growing fast and are often asked to reach out to our own network to refer people. There’s a hefty bonus if someone we refer ends up being hired. As a recent immigrant I haven’t been able to refer anyone, since I don’t know a lot of engineers in the US yet, outside of my colleagues. I recently learned it’s ok to refer people we haven’t worked with personally, which lead me to build Engineer Friendly.
How it works:
- Log in with Github
- The site auto imports your public repos and gists
- Create job openings by linking to existing posts on eg LinkedIn
- Connect with other engineers on the site through private chat
- Added bonus: without applying, you get to track your potentially worth over time, based on the invitations you get
- Added bonus #2: You’ll always talk with engineers instead of recruiters
- Added bonus #3: If you do choose to apply, you’ll get a warm intro, increasing your chances of being hired