Hacker News with Generative AI: Code Optimization

Decomplexifying Curl (haxx.se)
Two contributing factors that make code hard to read are function length and function complexity. To keep source code easy to read, understand and debug we should strive towards keeping functions short and simple. Nothing ground-breaking in that conclusion.

Programming, Code Optimization, Software Development

14 points by lwhsiao 25 days ago | 4 comments

Don't let dicts spoil your code (roman.pt)
How often do your simple prototypes or ad-hoc scripts turn into fully-fledged applications?

Python, Software Development, Code Optimization

197 points by juniperplant 44 days ago | 115 comments

Shadow Workspace: Iterating on Code in the Background (cursor.com)
Hidden Electron windows and kernel-level folder proxies to let AIs iterate on code without affecting the user.

Artificial Intelligence, Software Development, User Experience, Code Optimization

3 points by goranmoomin 69 days ago | 0 comments

On over-engineering; finding the right balance (16elt.com)
A big debate among developers is whether to write code for today’s problem or to build a general-purpose solution for future needs. Both approaches have their pros and cons. Specific-purpose code can quickly become messy. But overly general code can add unnecessary complexity. This post, obviously opinionated, argues for a middle ground. That’s the sweet spot, as always.

Software Development, Code Optimization, Best Practices

92 points by BerislavLopac 72 days ago | 64 comments

Tic-tac-toe in a single call to printf (github.com/carlini)

Programming, Code Optimization, C Programming

5 points by fzliu 108 days ago | 1 comments

Lisp with GC in 436 Bytes (justine.lol)

Lisp, Programming Languages, Code Optimization, Minimalism

173 points by behnamoh 111 days ago | 24 comments

How much of your binary executable is just ASCII text? (lemire.me)

Software, Programming, Computer Science, Code Optimization, Binary Files

7 points by NavinF 117 days ago | 1 comments

How to implement Retries without Cluttering your Code (cellos.blog)