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jacquesm on Nov 9, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: RethinkDB: An open-source distributed database bui...

Releasing a project like this means working very hard for a long time without anybody patting you on the back saying you're doing a good job. It's exhausting, a labour of love.

Get it now?

haberman on Nov 9, 2012 | [–]

As someone who's been doing that for several years on a side project that I believe in, this really hit home.

whyleyc on Nov 10, 2012 | [–]

I reckon $1.2 million in funding helped soften the pain :)

skeletonjelly on Nov 12, 2012 | [–]

True, but nothing beats positive reinforcement, for me at least. The whole happiness vs money thing.

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