bobfunk

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founder of netlify, not actually a Bob. matt at netlify.com to get in touch.
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Comment · 1 month ago
They were running on the edge, and in the same datacenters but by another provider.
Comment · 6 months ago
I guess I really need a HN for Agents to submit it to, though :)
Comment · 6 months ago
Thanks!
Comment · 9 months ago
Netlify CEO here.

Celebrating by letting everyone in our community join a virtual constellation in Netlispace.

Been incredible seeing the waves of new developers coming onboard during the last year as coding agents transform how people build on the web and opens up real web development for a much wider audience.

Thanks for being part of this.

Comment · 1 year ago
Yeah interestingly API's in their current form are rarely very good for agents. In many cases tools like Operator using a virtual browser and screenshotting are better for agent interactions than API specs.

This shows we need to build better approaches to agent interactions that are not at the level of "run a virtual browser", but that encodes much more of the workflows available than raw API's do today.

Comment · 1 year ago
Yeah interestingly API's in their current form are rarely very good for agents. In many cases tools like Operator using a virtual browser and screenshotting are better for agent interactions than API specs.

This shows we need to build better approaches to agent interactions that are not at the level of "run a virtual browser", but that encodes much more of the workflows available than raw API's do today.

Comment · 1 year ago
No, we're moving starter teams with no credit card on file to the free plan. Wan't to stay on starter plan and get billed for overages instead? Just add a credit card.

You choose the behavior that fits your usecase:

Free plan: no accidental bills, but your site may be suspended if you go over the limits. Starter plan: free as long as you stay under the limits, but you'll get billed for overages.

Comment · 1 year ago
For what it's worth our head of marketing was the one asking for a speedrun mode, but it just couldn't make the cut in terms of scope :)
Comment · 1 year ago
Netlify CEO here.

I spotted Little Workshop when I saw https://equinox.space/ on Hacker News and noticed it was running on Netlify. Loved the fluidness, speed and art direction of a game running directly in the browser and working smoothly on my phone.

Immediately thought of them when we started thinking about a 5 million developer celebration and reached out. Love the result :)

Comment · 2 years ago
Comment · 2 years ago
1. Yes. We've forgiven lots and lots of bills over the last 9 years and they haven't gone viral

2. While I've always favored erring towards keeping people's sites up we are currently working on changing the default behavior to never let free sites incur overages

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