Hii everyone,

I wanted to understand how AI tools are actually used in different companies, especially startups.

Some questions I have:

1. How often do you use AI tools (Codex, Claude, Cursor,) in your day-to-day development?

2. Do you mainly use them for brainstorming, debugging, writing boilerplate, or do you let them generate a significant portion of the code?

3. Are developers expected to code most things manually, or is using AI encouraged to ship features faster?

4. Does your company have any guidelines or restrictions around AI-generated code?

5. For those who have received PPOs or are full-time engineers, what level of AI usage is considered "normal" on the job?

I'm currently working as an intern at a startup. They've mentioned that they'll evaluate my performance over the next couple of months for a possible PPO.

The reason I'm asking is that at my current startup they strongly support shipping features quickly. Using AI to generate code is only accepted to speed up development as long as the final output is correct and maintainable.

I'm curious whether this is normal across the industry or if it's specific to fast-moving startups. I'd appreciate hearing about your experience and how AI fits into your team's development workflow.

I've been stuck on a Stripe webhook integration for hours and have gone through every troubleshooting step I can think of.

Setup

• Node.js + Express backend deployed on Render
• Frontend creates a Checkout Session using stripe.checkout.sessions.create()
• Payment completes successfully and redirects to the success URL
• Database payment record remains Pending because the webhook never updates it

What I've already checked

1. Raw request body
I'm aware that express.json() breaks Stripe signature verification, so my middleware is ordered like this:

app.use('/api/v1/payments/webhook', express.raw({ type: 'application/json' }));
app.use(express.json());

I also logged the request and confirmed:

• Buffer.isBuffer(req.body) === true
• Raw body length looks correct

2. Webhook endpoints and secrets

• Deleted old Stripe CLI-generated webhook destinations
• Created a brand-new webhook endpoint manually
• Listening for checkout.session.completed
• Verified multiple times that:
  • STRIPE_SECRET_KEY matches the account creating Checkout Sessions
  • STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET matches the webhook endpoint secret

Current issue

Two strange things are happening:

1. In the Stripe Dashboard, my newly created webhook endpoint often shows "No events", even after successful test payments.
2. When events do reach the endpoint, Stripe throws:

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Webhook Error: No signatures found matching the expected signature for payload

3.The strangest part is that some events remain in a retrying state for a long time and then eventually succeed much later without any code changes or redeployments.

What I'm trying to understand

• Why would checkout.session.completed not appear in the endpoint's event deliveries at all?
• Can signature verification fail even when the request body is a raw Buffer and the webhook secret appears correct?
• Is there anything specific to Render, Stripe Checkout, or webhook endpoint configuration that could cause this behavior?

Does anyone have ANY idea what could cause Stripe to just silently not fire webhooks to a live endpoint when a checkout session completes? Or why a signature would fail when the raw buffer is perfectly preserved and the secrets strictly match?

I am losing my mind. Any hints would be life-saving.

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I’m currently working with an early-stage startup in an unpaid role. Recently, HR and the CTO mentioned that they may convert the role into a paid position depending on my performance and long-term availability.

Today, I was asked to test their live Razorpay payment flow end-to-end using real transactions for workshop/program registrations. The amount would total around ₹3600 from my personal account, and I was told it would be reimbursed on Monday. I was also asked to keep the transaction IDs for accounting purposes.

I understand that real payment testing can sometimes be necessary in production environments, especially in startups. I mainly wanted to understand how common this is in the industry and how others would approach it.

Some questions I had:

- Is this considered normal practice in startups?

- Would you personally be comfortable doing this as an unpaid contributor/intern?

- Is this generally seen as trust/responsibility being given, or something to be cautious about?

- What precautions would you recommend before proceeding?

Looking for perspectives from people who’ve worked in startups or handled payment integrations before.

Today is my birthday, turned 24 today and honestly it doesn't feel like anything. Does this happen to everyone else too? Like no excitement, no happiness, nothing.

Today was also my farewell but I’m not attending cuz I don’t really feel like it. My clg friends are telling me to come over, but I feel like if I go there I’ll just drag myself through the whole thing and pretend to enjoy it. I feel so dry inside, I don’t even wanna show up there.

What feels weird is how my school friends are almost completely cut off now, they probably don’t even remember my bday anymore. And even within college, the people I’m super close with 🤣... it’s just funny how distant everything slowly becomes.

Meanwhile I’m getting birthday wishes from random apps, mutual funds and companies lol.

Ofc my brother remembered my bday and honestly that meant something to me. But apart from that there’s just no joy today. I don’t even feel comfortable for some reason.

Hey everyone,

I recently received an internship offer from a company called Qveto Technologies. They describe themselves as a small tech firm focused on AI-driven solutions, software development, and cloud technologies. They seem to offer remote internships with a promise of certificates and LORs after completion.

However, I couldn't find many reviews or real experiences online, and their social presence seems very limited. I'm trying to figure out if this is a legitimate opportunity or something I should be cautious about.

I don’t want to assume anything, but I’m particularly concerned about any hidden charges for certificates or LORs after the internship ends.

If anyone has worked with Qveto Technologies before or knows anything about them (positive or negative) I’d really appreciate your input.