Hacker News with Generative AI: Case Studies

War story: the hardest bug I ever debugged (clientserver.dev)
All of a sudden, without any ostensible cause, Google Docs was flooded with errors. How it took me 2 days and a coworker to solve the hardest bug I ever debugged.

Debugging, Software Engineering, Case Studies, Google Docs

462 points by jakevoytko 10 days ago | 187 comments

VibeSail: A case study in vibe coding a game (vibecoding.games)
There are a lot of people sharing the amazing games they're building on X, so it's hard to pick just one to hone in on, but I'm doing just that today with Vibe Sail.

Game Development, Social Media, Case Studies

10 points by thinkingemote 13 days ago | 3 comments

MySQL at Uber (uber.com)

MySQL, Databases, Case Studies, Uber, Technology

105 points by Brysonbw 49 days ago | 74 comments

Nvidia Security Team: “What if we just stopped using C?” (2022) (adacore.com)
Today I want to share a great story about why many NVIDIA products are now running formally verified SPARK code. This blog post is in part a teaser for the case study that NVIDIA and AdaCore published today.

Software Security, Programming Languages, Formal Verification, Case Studies

306 points by transpute 53 days ago | 179 comments

Hard Mode Rust (2022) (matklad.github.io)
This post is a case study of writing a Rust application using only minimal, artificially constrained API (eg, no dynamic memory allocation). It assumes a fair bit of familiarity with the language.

Rust, Programming Languages, Case Studies

141 points by rrampage 64 days ago | 72 comments

Rust in Production: Volvo Ships Memory-Safe ECUs in Production Cars (corrode.dev)
The car industry is not known for its rapid adoption of new technologies. Therefore, it’s even more exciting to see a company like Volvo Cars embracing Rust for core components of their software stack.

Rust, Automotive, Programming Languages, Security, Case Studies

12 points by dralley 70 days ago | 0 comments

Hands-on Assignment – Therac-25 (2007) (web.mit.edu)
Now that you have had a bit more experience with systems and a better understanding of concurrency issues, we revisit the Therac-25.

Software Engineering, Medical Devices, Case Studies

106 points by luu 71 days ago | 57 comments

Compiler Fuzzing in Continuous Integration: A Case Study on Dafny [pdf] (ic.ac.uk)

Compiler Fuzzing, Continuous Integration, Software Testing, Programming Languages, Case Studies

42 points by matt_d 73 days ago | 2 comments

Five years of React Native at Shopify (shopify.engineering)
Five years ago, we announced that React Native (RN) is the future of mobile at Shopify. Today, we are excited to share the progress we've made, lessons learned, and what the future holds.

React Native, Mobile Development, Shopify, Software Engineering, Case Studies

324 points by onnnon 80 days ago | 216 comments

If I Could Wave a Magic Wand (wilsoniumite.com)
We often talk about rewriting code and almost as often talk about whether big rewrites are even a good idea. Joel Spolsky writes a particularly harrowing story of how netscape rewrote their entire codebase and in so doing perhaps doomed their chances of recovery. In summary, here are some key things you need to keep in mind when considering to rewrite something.

Software Development, Code Rewrites, Case Studies

80 points by Wilsoniumite 95 days ago | 27 comments

Attacker Has Techdirt Reclassified as Phishing Site (techdirt.com)
Here on Techdirt, we write a lot about content moderation and even did a whole big series of content moderation case studies. However, here’s an interesting one that involves Techdirt itself from a couple weeks ago. It’s also a perfect example of Masnick’s Impossibility Theorem in action and a reminder of how the never-ending flood of spam and scams provides cover for bad actors to sneak through abusive reports.

Content Moderation, Online Security, Phishing, Case Studies, Spam

19 points by hn_acker 112 days ago | 3 comments

Treating wounds in pediatrics with medical grade honey: A case series (nlm.nih.gov)
Medical grade honey (MGH) has antimicrobial and pro-healing properties. We here demonstrate that MGH is an easily applicable, safe, and cost-effective approach for severe wounds. The use of MGH should more often be considered to treat all kinds of pediatric wounds.

Pediatrics, Medicine, Wounds, Case Studies

7 points by atmosx 122 days ago | 2 comments

'Headspin hole': an overuse injury among breakdancers (casereports.bmj.com)
This case report focuses on ‘headspin hole’, a unique overuse injury in breakdancers caused by repetitive headspins.

Dance, Injuries, Breakdancing, Case Studies, Sports Medicine

12 points by bookofjoe 164 days ago | 2 comments

Effective Fuzzing: A Dav1d Case Study (blogspot.com)
Late in 2023, while working on a 20% project with Project Zero, I found an integer overflow in the dav1d AV1 video decoder.

Security, Software, Video Encoding, Case Studies

14 points by belter 169 days ago | 0 comments

Why Gumroad Didn't Choose Htmx (htmx.org)
At Gumroad, we recently embarked on a new project called Helper. As the CEO, I was initially quite optimistic about using htmx for this project, even though some team members were less enthusiastic.

Web Development, Technology, Case Studies, Web Frameworks, Business

27 points by ksbrooksjr 183 days ago | 3 comments

A Local-First Case Study (jakelazaroff.com)
I just got back from a travel sabbatical. While the trip turned out great, the planning process was decidedly… less so. Figuring out six months of travel is a daunting task, and I quickly became dissatisfied with existing tools.

Travel Planning, Case Studies, Software

201 points by paulgb 184 days ago | 82 comments

One Year of Rust in Production (yieldcode.blog)
For the past months, I spent (almost) all of my free time working on my side business — JustFax.

Rust, Programming Languages, Software Development, Side Projects, Case Studies

68 points by thunderbong 193 days ago | 1 comments

UI Design and Implementation Principles from Four Successful Products (hexmos.com)
In this article, I will explain several design principles adopted from successful products, how these products strictly adhere to these principles, and how to implement these designs efficiently.

UI Design, Implementation Principles, Product Design, Case Studies

12 points by im_lince 193 days ago | 0 comments

How one ED mobilized his department during a mass casualty incident (2017) (epmonthly.com)

Emergency Medicine, Healthcare, Case Studies

298 points by CrispyKerosene 232 days ago | 111 comments

Show HN: Failure Hunt – failure stories from entrepreneurs, makers, and experts (failurehunt.com)

Entrepreneurship, Failure, Business, Case Studies

10 points by skaplich 246 days ago | 2 comments

Reversal of autism symptoms among dizygotic twins: A case report (telegraph.co.uk)

Autism, Medical Research, Case Studies, Twins

58 points by doener 256 days ago | 66 comments

Migrating Coinbase's 56M Users to React Native: Key Lessons and Takeaways (stepchange.work)