HackerNews Summary (2023-05-27 08AM)

Source: Makefile tricks for Python projects

Summary
Makefiles are great tools – they work as task runners and build systems for projects. Here’s a starter template for Python projects with tips for using virtual environments, overriding PWD, and injecting paths into PYTHONPATH.

Fact

💻 The author prefers to use bash as the default shell and sets flags to exit on error, warn about undefined variables, and disable built-in rules

🐍 To call Python, the author creates two aliases: $(py) for .venv/bin/python3 or python3, and $(pip) for $(py) -m pip or python3 -m pip respectively

📂 The author overrides PWD so that it’s based on the file location, useful if Make is called like `make -C `

❓ By setting `.DEFAULT_GOAL := help`, the recipe named help will run when calling make without a target. This is typically a regex over the Makefile to print help messages

📚 The author likes to inject paths into PYTHONPATH. This allows Python to search for packages in the designated paths without the need for installing them

Source: Defining a new HTTP method: HTTP SEARCH

Summary
HTTP SEARCH is a new HTTP method that allows safe requests with a request body. It was recently adopted as a draft standard and will add new tools for HTTP development.

Facts

🔍 HTTP SEARCH is a new HTTP method for safe requests with request bodies.

📋 There are five main HTTP methods: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, and PATCH.

🔎 GET is used to read data, while POST is used to send data for processing.

✍️ PUT is used to create/update data to match the request body.

⚠️ POST and PUT requests change server state and are not cacheable.

Source: Ask HN: Suggestions to host 10TB data with a monthly +100TB bandwidth

Summary
Looking for cost-effective alternatives for dedicated servers due to bandwidth usage.

Facts

💻 Cloud hosting services can be a good alternative to dedicated servers, providing scalability and more flexible pricing.

🔒 Content delivery networks (CDNs) can help reduce bandwidth costs by caching and serving website content from servers closer to the user.

🌐 Virtual private servers (VPS) can provide similar features to dedicated servers, but at a lower cost due to shared resources.

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