gemlogger's comments

On: Announcing Better SSL for your Heroku App

[gemlogger]

Isn't this just Heroku copying what cloudflare already has on offer?

[bgentry → gemlogger]

This is a standard HTTP Proxy header: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Forwarded-For

[revelation → bgentry]

In fact, the "X" indicates it is not a standard header. But yes, very common for proxies to pass on.

On: Suddenly Microsoft is the Hippest Tech Company Around

[gemlogger]

This story is only to do with editorialized perception and opinion and nothing to do with tech. Why is it here?

On: Poll: What's Your Favorite Programming Language?

[gemlogger]

I just broke down and got a login on HN because of this poll. I was astounded at the number of python votes. Mmmm -- I got a reg and also voted for python, but still... Why is this poll so lopsided? I would have guessed a murkier distribution, after all, we all have to write in at least 5-6 langs just to get along. Does HN simply attract pythonistas?