Dev Genius
medium.com/dev-genius · Group blog · on HN since 2020
A Medium publication collecting developer articles on Python, web development, cloud tools, testing, and assorted programming topics from many authors.
What HN saysCommenters mostly link to individual articles here, such as the webcam heart rate piece and one on test-driven development, rather than discussing the publication.
36HN people shared it
5linked it in comments
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Most-shared posts
- 1Remote Heart Rate Detection Using Webcam and 50 Lines of Code2 people · 7 points · first shared 2021 · 2 comments on HN
- 2Are 14 people looking at that product? (2020)2 people · 6 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
- 3Versioned Cache Keys Can Save You During Rolling Deployments2 people · 3 points · first shared 2025 · 1 comments on HN
- 4A principled approach to GraphQL query cost analysis1 people · 46 points · first shared 2020 · 11 comments on HN
- 5All about Parameters and Widgets in Databricks Workflows (2024)1 people · 9 points · first shared 2025 · discussion on HN
- 6New String Methods to Remove Prefixes and Suffixes in Python 3.91 people · 4 points · first shared 2021 · discussion on HN
- 7Programmers Are Also Artists1 people · 3 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
- 8Well-Known Locations: A Reserved URI Path Prefix, an Introduction and Its Uses1 people · 3 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
- 9Rust Success Stories1 people · 2 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
- 10A Complete Guide to Start a Blog and Earn 6 Figures Online1 people · 2 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
- 11Show HN: Jsonic – Python JSON serialization that works1 people · 2 points · first shared 2025 · 1 comments on HN
- 12Website Development process explained in 5 minutes1 people · 2 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
- 13Quick Pieces of Programming Advice You Never Asked For1 people · 2 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
- 14What To Do After Accidental “rm -rf *”1 people · 2 points · first shared 2020 · 4 comments on HN
- 15Team Is the Product1 people · 2 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
What HN people wrote when they linked it
javawizard · 2026-01-09
Plenty of sources suggest it is:
https://github.com/giladoved/webcam-heart-rate-monitor
https://medium.com/dev-genius/remote-heart-rate-detection-using-webcam…
The Reddit comments on that second one have examples of people doing it with low quality webcams: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/llnv93/remote_heart_rate…
It's honestly amazing that this is doable.
CharlieDigital · 2025-11-12
Yes, I am very aware of this and have spent a lot of time/effort trying to dispel some of these myths and mis-understandings through writing.
- TypeScript is like C#: https://typescript-is-like-csharp.chrlschn.dev/
- 6 .NET Myths Dispelled: https://medium.com/dev-genius/6-net-myths-dispelled-celebrating-21-yea…
- The Case for C# and .NET: https://itnext.io/the-case-for-c-and-net-72ee933da304
greenyoda · 2021-01-24
This article explains it: https://medium.com/dev-genius/detroit-and-london-schools-of-test-drive…
chandraseta · 2020-08-17
sorry, i thought i shared the paywall-free link, here it is https://medium.com/dev-genius/what-to-do-after-accidental-rm-rf-ba544a…
dchacke · 2020-06-25
No, because commas suck: https://medium.com/dev-genius/the-case-against-commas-and-operators-22…