Hacker News with Generative AI: Best Practices

Modern Python Boilerplate – good package basic structure (ycombinator.com)
TL;DR: Python Boilerplate repo for fast package building with all best practices
Python, Software Development, Best Practices, Open Source
11 points by lambda-science 17 days ago | 4 comments
Push Ifs Up and Fors Down (matklad.github.io)
A short note on two related rules of thumb.
Programming, Code Style, Best Practices
569 points by goranmoomin 21 days ago | 197 comments
Making code last a long time (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Software Development, Programming, Best Practices, Code Maintenance, Longevity
28 points by robinhouston 22 days ago | 11 comments
Ask HN: How do you store private keys? (ycombinator.com)
It seems there is no standard proper way to store private keys.
Security, Cryptography, Best Practices, Software Development
7 points by max_ 22 days ago | 16 comments
Graceful Shutdown in Go: Practical Patterns (victoriametrics.com)
Go Programming, Software Development, Best Practices
248 points by mkl95 33 days ago | 60 comments
Settling the File Structure Debate (muhammedsari.me)
Everyone has an opinion about how to organize your files: some swear by grouping by type, others by domain. Today, we're skipping the endless arguing and getting straight to a real-world example that shows why structure matters and how you can pick the right one for the long haul.
File Organization, Software Development, Best Practices
24 points by moebrowne 36 days ago | 17 comments
Claude Code: Best practices for agentic coding (anthropic.com)
Claude Code is a command line tool for agentic coding. This post covers tips and tricks that have proven effective for using Claude Code across various codebases, languages, and environments.
Code, AI, Programming, Tools, Best Practices
614 points by sqs 49 days ago | 257 comments
UI tip: maybe don't round percentages to 0% or 100% (evanhahn.com)
In short: maybe don’t round to 0% or 100% in your UI.
User Interface, Design, Best Practices
45 points by goranmoomin 49 days ago | 15 comments
N-Params vs. Single Param (carlos-menezes.com)
When writing functions in TypeScript (and, truthfully, any language that does not support named parameters), you either pass arguments individually (n params) or group them into a single object.
TypeScript, Programming, Functions, Best Practices
37 points by carlos-menezes 51 days ago | 43 comments
12-factor Agents: Patterns of reliable LLM applications (github.com/humanlayer)
What are the principles we can use to build LLM-powered software that is actually good enough to put in the hands of production customers?
Generative AI, Software Engineering, Best Practices
475 points by dhorthy 52 days ago | 78 comments
Ask HN: What is the best font and styling combo for readability on the web? (ycombinator.com)
As I read HN I often come across personal blogs / websites that look great and are visually easy to read, but I change my mind on what is "best" all the time.
Web Design, Typography, User Experience, Best Practices
17 points by duxup 53 days ago | 12 comments
Ten Commandments of Go (bitfieldconsulting.com)
As a full-time Go teacher and writer, I spend a lot of time working with students to help them write clearer, better, and more useful Go programs. I’ve found that a lot of the advice I give them can be reduced to a fairly small set of general principles, and here they are.
Programming, Go, Best Practices
5 points by mu0n 53 days ago | 0 comments
How to write a Git commit message (2014) (cbea.ms)
Commit messages matter. Here's how to write them well.
Git, Version Control, Software Development, Best Practices
21 points by gilad 53 days ago | 7 comments
Software engineering laws (manager.dev)
Some of those are famous, and some are quite niche. ALL of them are super useful to engineers and managers.
Software Engineering, Management, Best Practices
4 points by sharjeelsayed 61 days ago | 0 comments
Make C string literals const? (wordpress.com)
Martin Uecker has started a new initiative to ensure a better const contract for C2y: change the type of string literals to a const-qualified base type, much as it is already the case in C++. Compilers support this since a very long time; some of them have this as default, some provide command line switches for that model.
C, Programming Languages, Compiler Optimization, Software Engineering, Best Practices
35 points by ingve 61 days ago | 53 comments
Configuration Complexity Clock (2012) (blogspot.com)
When I was a young coder, just starting out in the big scary world of enterprise software, an older, far more experienced chap gave me a stern warning about hard coding values in my software. “They will have to change at some point, and you don’t want to recompile and redeploy your application just to change the VAT tax rate.” I took this advice to heart and soon every value that my application needed was loaded from a huge .ini file.
Software Development, Configuration Management, Best Practices
51 points by jelder 66 days ago | 15 comments
Software Engineering Laws (manager.dev)
Some of those are famous, and some are quite niche. ALL of them are super useful to engineers and managers.
Software Engineering, Management, Software Development, Best Practices
11 points by thunderbong 66 days ago | 1 comments
John Ousterhout and Robert Martin Follow-Up to Aposd vs. Clean Code [video] (youtube.com)
Software Development, Programming, Best Practices, Software Design
17 points by funcimp 68 days ago | 0 comments
The right way to do data fixtures in Go (brandur.org)
Every test suite should start early in building a strong convention to generate data fixtures. If it doesn’t, data fixtures will still emerge (they’re that necessary), but in a way that’s poorly designed, with no API (or a poorly designed one), and not standardized.
Go, Testing, Software Development, Best Practices
3 points by DaGardner 71 days ago | 0 comments
Safe Shell String Interpolation (samwing.dev)
Let's take the toy problem of getting the user's name and printing out a rainbow greeting banner. An inexperienced developer might solve the problem like this:
Security, Programming, Software Development, Shell Scripting, Best Practices
21 points by Wingy 77 days ago | 7 comments
Handling billions of invocations – best practices from AWS Lambda (amazon.com)
AWS Lambda is a highly scalable and resilient serverless compute service. With over 1.5 million monthly active customers and tens of trillions of invocations processed, scalability and reliability are two of the most important service tenets. This post provides recommendations and insights for implementing highly distributed applications based on the Lambda service team’s experience building its robust asynchronous event processing system. It dives into challenges you might face, solution techniques, and best practices for handling noisy neighbors.
Serverless Computing, AWS Lambda, Best Practices, Scalability, Reliability
15 points by mariuz 80 days ago | 0 comments
Practical Process Control: Methods and Best Practices for Automatic PID Control (controlguru.com)
Process Control, Automation, PID Control, Engineering, Best Practices
46 points by Tomte 83 days ago | 1 comments
Idiomatic Rust (a-i-nstein.neocities.org)
Discover the beauty of idiomatic Rust, one example at a time
Rust, Programming Languages, Best Practices
22 points by astennumero 83 days ago | 40 comments
How Best Practices Became the Industry's Most Dangerous Religion (medium.com)
In 2007, I deleted a 40,000-line Java enterprise project and rebuilt it in PHP4. My colleagues acted like I’d sacrificed a goat in the server room. “Best practices!” they cried. “Maintainability!” they warned. Three months later, we shipped early. The system ran flawlessly for a decade.
Software Development, Best Practices, Programming Languages, Industry Practices, Software Engineering
3 points by thunderbong 83 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: Is Clean Code a waste of time? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: Is Clean Code a waste of time?
Programming, Software Development, Software Engineering, Code Quality, Best Practices
25 points by 01-_- 92 days ago | 32 comments
The Ten Commandments of Go (bitfieldconsulting.com)
As a full-time Go teacher and writer, I spend a lot of time working with students to help them write clearer, better, and more useful Go programs. I’ve found that a lot of the advice I give them can be reduced to a fairly small set of general principles, and here they are.
Programming, Go, Software Development, Best Practices
4 points by mu0n 93 days ago | 0 comments
API design note: Beware of adding an "Other" enum value (microsoft.com)
Consider the following API:
API Design, Software Development, Programming, Best Practices
236 points by luu 100 days ago | 126 comments
How Core Git Developers Configure Git (gitbutler.com)
What `git config` settings should be defaults by now? Here are some settings that even the core developers change.
Git, Configuration, Software Development, Best Practices
570 points by lnkl 102 days ago | 122 comments
How core Git developers configure Git (gitbutler.com)
What `git config` settings should be defaults by now? Here are some settings that even the core developers change.
Git, Configuration, Software Development, Best Practices
317 points by chmaynard 105 days ago | 57 comments
Excellent Pull Request Reviews (michaelheap.com)
Pull request reviews are a critical part of building high-quality products, but too often, they become a rubber-stamping exercise—skim, “LGTM,” approve. This kind of review can lead to broken code, unclear documentation, and missed opportunities for improvement.
Software Development, Code Review, Best Practices
6 points by mooreds 107 days ago | 1 comments