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Anthony Simon

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Anthony Simon

@anthonynsimon

Building, fast and slow · Compare cloud providers at GetDeploying.com

Munich

Joined July 2015

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Anthony Simon
@anthonynsimon
Jan 29, 2024
Introducing: GetDeploying.com I was recently comparing cloud providers for a project, your classic monolithic app, db, redis, queues, etc. It wasn't super easy to compare all offerings. So I created a sheet to have an overview of all providers. Long story short... I
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Anthony Simon
@anthonynsimon
Mar 2, 2024
"Let's do startups" - Germany edition But first... some paperwork: 1. Put aside €25,000 for company formation 2. Find a notary to draft articles of incorporation (1-2 weeks) 3. Open bank account (4-6 weeks) 4. Deposit share capital and send to notary 5. Entry into commercial
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Anthony Simon
@anthonynsimon
Jul 18, 2024
Hetzner now gives you TWICE the specs for the same entry-level price €4.51/mo gets you 2 vCPUs + 4 GB RAM + 20 TB egress Does anyone else come even close?
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Anthony Simon
@anthonynsimon
Mar 2, 2024
Replying to @anthonynsimon
This post triggered quite a few people. It’s satire, not a comprehensive guide. Lesson learned for me: I should exaggerate it so it’s clear. The point is that whole process would benefit with less friction.
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Anthony Simon
@anthonynsimon
Feb 8, 2024
Added how much 1 TB of egress costs by cloud provider:
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Anthony Simon
@anthonynsimon
Mar 4, 2024
Such a joy. Using @htmx_org to power getdeploying's search. Done in 2 minutes, no JS.
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Anthony Simon
@anthonynsimon
Mar 3, 2024
Replying to @Matt_heyqq
I agree with you this route has its place, especially for bootstrapping solo projects. It’s definitely simpler but not without its drawbacks. Converting to a UG or GmbH afterwards can quickly turn into a legal/tax minefield. Not a lot of people consider that. I think what’s
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Anthony Simon
@anthonynsimon
Apr 21, 2024
Replying to @levelsio and @SvenVD_Zee
The printer:
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Anthony Simon
@anthonynsimon
Sep 2, 2023
SQLite will be fully backwards compatible until 2050 👀 Talk about a stable foundation: “Our aim is to produce timeless code that will be readable, understandable, and maintainable by programmers who have not yet been born.” Truly refreshing while some ecosystems change
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Anthony Simon
@anthonynsimon
Jul 18, 2024
Replying to @nurodev
Not sure what’s their secret sauce, but been using them for several projects for a year. Zero issues so far.
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Anthony Simon
@anthonynsimon
Feb 29, 2024
Got emailed by 6 potential sponsors after this tweet. Thank you @ImSh4yy!
Shayan
@ImSh4yy
Feb 27, 2024
Here's an egress cost comparison table for popular cloud providers.
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Anthony Simon
@anthonynsimon
Apr 4, 2024
@CivoCloud just removed its egress fees - it's now free and unlimited! Here's the latest list:
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Anthony Simon
@anthonynsimon
Mar 5, 2024
New companies created per 1,000 working-age people: 🇪🇪 Estonia: 24.32 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 18.62 🇦🇺 Australia: 17.26 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 16.32 🇸🇬 Singapore: 11.32 🇨🇱 Chile: 10.82 🇨🇦 Canada: 9.83 🇸🇪 Sweden: 9.24 🇳🇴 Norway: 9.17 🇩🇰 Denmark: 7.30 🇵🇹 Portugal: 6.95 🇫🇷 France (2021): 6.71
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Anthony Simon
@anthonynsimon
Jul 26, 2023
Some personal news: I made the very difficult decision to step down from my role at Cronitor. This means a lot to me. It’s been a privilege to work with my partners, Shane and August. Over the past year we built incredibly cool stuff together, launched multiple new product
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