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Show HN: [Pulse] Thanks to C, I have a project with which I am happy

By xerrs 2 min read 6 views 0 comments

I have been dabbling with programming ever since Covid was a thing. And since then I jumped around and programmed a lot of stuff, whether it was Websites, Apps or simple Python programs. Unfortunately, I have never really gotten that "feel", the feel of being useful or something like that. Most of the projects I have done, died out, and the issue was not just that my programs were not reaching anybody, it was also that I felt like I was not learning anything.Then came C, and I just have to say, that it was probably one of the best decisions I have ever made. I have tried C a lot, once I was 15, 17, and now, 19 years old. This time it stuck with me, and moved me to create my own organization called cherries.works, with the sole focus of creating efficient, open source, free and simple tools for developers.After more than 5 contributions, issues created, bugs fixed, letting it run on my own homelab for 4-5 hours, I can confidently say, that with the help of C, my biggest project Pulse was made ( https://github.com/cherries-works/pulse ).I was vacating somewhere and left my laptop at home. I brainstormed a lot about creating this organization during my vacation, and my project Pulse…

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