Hacker News with Generative AI: Development

If an AI agent can't figure out how your API works, neither can your users (stytch.com)
LLM-powered agents are beginning to look a lot like tireless junior developers. Hand them an API along with the docs and they’ll diligently read the reference, issue a request, parse the error, adjust parameters, and try again and again—on loop—until something works.

Artificial Intelligence, APIs, Development, User Experience

97 points by mattmarcus 3 days ago | 52 comments

Ask HN: How do you use AI for development in high security environments? (ycombinator.com)
I'm curious how this is done effectively assuming no source should be sent to a model hosted remotely. Are there foundational model toggles for using inference and embedding but not using data for training?

Artificial Intelligence, Security, Development, Software

6 points by thesurlydev 4 days ago | 4 comments

Show HN: Jar.tools – View, Change, Decompile Java Jar Files (jar.tools)

Java, Software, Tools, Development

9 points by Igor_Wiwi 4 days ago | 0 comments

Making iText's table rendering faster (itextpdf.com)
Here at Apryse, we occasionally have some free time at the end of our iText development sprints where we're encouraged to use our initiative to "work on whatever" we fancy.

Software, Performance, Development, Open Source

32 points by whizzx 4 days ago | 5 comments

What Is the Difference Between a Block, a Proc, and a Lambda in Ruby? (2013) (awaxman.com)
While it looks like these are all very similar, there are subtle differences that I will cover below.

Ruby, Programming Languages, Code, Development, Syntax

83 points by Tomte 5 days ago | 52 comments

Run GitHub Actions locally (github.com/nektos)

GitHub Actions, Development, Software, Tools

272 points by flashblaze 7 days ago | 130 comments

The Myth of the Poverty Trap (theatlantic.com)
We know how to end extreme poverty. Why haven’t we done it?

Poverty, Economics, Social Policy, Development

14 points by paulpauper 10 days ago | 0 comments

Let's be real about dependencies (alopex.li)
I’ve been wanting to do this for a few weeks, ever since I typed apt install xorg-dev on my Debian system and it installed literally 30 megabytes of header files.

Software, Operating Systems, Development, Linux

27 points by itzlambda 14 days ago | 5 comments

Podfox: First Container-Aware Browser (packett.cool)
A port conflict pushed me to abolish container port forwarding once and for all, making my Firefox talk to Podman's whole network. Also: containerizing dev environments for command-line addicts.

Containers, Browsers, Development, Linux, Networking

116 points by pierremenard 15 days ago | 17 comments

Show HN: Ductape – Build back end integrations once, reuse them anywhere (ductape.app)
Ductape empowers developers to create reusable components, integrate third-party apps, and build complex, scalable, and monitored systems in code—all in hours, not weeks.

Software, Development, Integrations, API, Back-end

29 points by Ifedayo_s 18 days ago | 19 comments

Show HN: Von.dev – Lovable and Cursor and Roo in One Tool (von.dev)
Need Help?

Software, Tools, Development, Productivity

11 points by hvardhan878 20 days ago | 5 comments

Internet in a Box (internet-in-a-box.org)
Internet-in-a-Box “learning hotspots” are used in dozens of countries, to give everyone a chance, e.g. in remote mountain villages in India.

Internet Access, Education, Technology, Development

897 points by homebrewer 26 days ago | 247 comments

Clockwork Pico Calc (clockworkpi.com)
The ClockworkPi v2.0 series offers you an efficient and cost-effective MCU development solution.

Microcontrollers, Development, Hardware, Embedded Systems

6 points by tartoran 30 days ago | 0 comments

I started a devblog about mixing SwiftUI and C++ to make a Twitch app (kulve.org)
I figure the tech stack of Kulve is unique enough to be interesting, so seems like a good place to start for my first blog post. Kulve is a SwiftUI application that heavily leverages the Swift/C++ interop that got introducted with Swift 5.9. While it's not perfect, it offers just enough to be able to reliably blend the two languages together.

SwiftUI, C++, Twitch, Development, Mobile Apps

40 points by Swifcheese 31 days ago | 6 comments

China is in third phase of its development (tphuang.substack.com)
Recently, I happened to land on this amazing chart and something dawned on me; we are in a new phase of China’s economical development.

China, Economics, Development

14 points by Ozarkian 33 days ago | 1 comments

I just got an ad in VS Code (postimg.cc)
Screenshot 2025-04-19 145739

Software, Development, Advertising

96 points by leecommamichael 34 days ago | 63 comments

The new Framework 13 HX370 (world.hey.com)
The new AMD HX370 option in the Framework 13 is a good step forward in performance for developers.

Hardware, Laptops, Performance, Development

9 points by unripe_syntax 36 days ago | 1 comments

Development on Apple Silicon with UTM (rkiselenko.dev)
In this article, I'll show you how to use UTM VMs virtual machines to create Linux development environments on Apple Silicon.

Development, Apple Silicon, Virtual Machines

102 points by todsacerdoti 36 days ago | 72 comments

WordPress Feature API (github.com/Automattic)
The WordPress Feature API is a system for exposing WordPress functionality in a standardized, discoverable way for both server and client-side use.

WordPress, API, Software, Development

23 points by jameswlepage 36 days ago | 1 comments

Show HN: Plandex v2 – open source AI coding agent for large projects and tasks (github.com/plandex-ai)
💻 Plandex is a terminal-based AI development tool that can plan and execute large coding tasks that span many steps and touch dozens of files. It can handle up to 2M tokens of context directly (~100k per file), and can index directories with 20M tokens or more using tree-sitter project maps.

Open Source, AI, Coding Tools, Development, Software

257 points by danenania 37 days ago | 81 comments

Podman Quadlets with Podman Desktop (podman-desktop.io)
Containers are typically deployed in Kubernetes clusters. However, for smaller-scale use cases such as on a single-node server or during development, Kubernetes can be overkill.

Containers, Development, Podman

180 points by teleforce 39 days ago | 85 comments

Show HN: Zero-codegen, no-compile TypeScript type inference from Protobufs (github.com/nathanhleung)
Zero-codegen TypeScript type inference from protobuf messages.

TypeScript, Protobufs, Development, Programming, Open Source

138 points by 18nleung 39 days ago | 73 comments

Behind the 6-digit code: Building HOTP and TOTP from scratch (dogac.dev)
A while ago, I have started working on authorization and authentication at work. This taught me a lot about how modern authentication systems work. However I have always thought One-Time Password logins are the most mystical ones. A six-digit code that changes every time and can be used to verify your identity. How does the server know the newly generated one, and how is it really secure?

Security, Authentication, Programming, Development

250 points by dogacel 42 days ago | 74 comments

Firebase Studio (firebase.studio)
Firebase Studio accelerates your entire development lifecycle with AI agents. Build backends, front ends, and mobile apps, all in one place.

Firebase, Development, AI, Mobile Apps, Web Development

296 points by sumitkumar 44 days ago | 119 comments

Dockerfmt: A Dockerfile Formatter (github.com/reteps)
Dockerfile format and parser, and a modern version of dockfmt. Built on top of the internal buildkit parser.

Docker, Tools, Software, Development

135 points by spicypete 45 days ago | 62 comments

Try: Test anti-framework via CL Condition System (github.com/melisgl)
Try is an extensible test anti-framework with equal support for interactive and non-interactive workflows.

Testing, Software, Frameworks, Development, GitHub

5 points by todsacerdoti 47 days ago | 0 comments

AWS MCP Servers (github.com/awslabs)
AWS MCP Servers — specialized MCP servers that bring AWS best practices directly to your development workflow

AWS, Software, Development

11 points by wseqyrku 50 days ago | 4 comments

Aurora: Maintenance-free, reliable and fast OS, stable like a Chromebook (getaurora.dev)
Get onboard. Aurora is the ultimate desktop OS for your developer workstation or the perfect maintenance-free OS for everyone. Let's gaze at the stars together, fellow traveller.

Operating Systems, Software, Development, Chromebooks

12 points by miles 54 days ago | 5 comments

How Kerala got rich (aeon.co)
Fifty years ago it was one of India’s poorest states, now it is now one of the richest. How did Kerala do it?

India, Economics, Development, Social Progress

380 points by lordleft 56 days ago | 299 comments

Our own worst best customer (antithesis.com)
At Antithesis, our job is to break software before it breaks in production – ours included. We’ve spent years stress-testing our systems with property-based testing and deterministic simulation, not just because it makes our software more reliable, but because it actually makes us faster.

Software, Testing, Development

12 points by matesz 57 days ago | 0 comments