Hacker News with Generative AI: Development Tools

Uv's killer feature is making ad-hoc environments easy (valatka.dev)
In my view, neither performance nor trying to be Python-aligned is what sets uv apart. Don’t get me wrong — try switching from uv to Poetry, and you’ll quickly notice how sluggish it (poetry) feels. uv goes extra miles to adhere to PEPs, and IMHO it’s the go-to package manager for Python these days. But these aren’t the features that surprised me most.
Python, Package Management, Software, Development Tools
498 points by astronautas 5 days ago | 414 comments
DoxyPress – Modern Doxygen (copperspice.com)
What is DoxyPress What is CopperSpice
Software, Documentation, Development Tools
33 points by jcbhmr 8 days ago | 11 comments
Show HN: Weco AI Functions- a text-to-agent dev tool (aifunction.com)
Turn one-sentence ideas into live AI Function endpoints. They're structured and fast, web-search-ready, multimodal, and built to scale in code and beyond.
AI, Development Tools, Text-to-Code, Web Development
10 points by Zhengyao 9 days ago | 4 comments
VS Code Remote Dev and Dev Containers are not security boundaries (lets.re)
While Visual Studio Code’s Remote Development and Dev Container extensions simplify workflows and ensure consistent development environments, Microsoft’s documentation lacks warnings for how limited their isolation actually is – even when you use them with virtual or remote machines.
Security, Development Tools, Remote Development
4 points by retsl 14 days ago | 0 comments
ReddAPI: The Simplest Way to Access Reddit's Data (ycombinator.com)
I’m excited to share something we’ve been working on: ReddAPI.online, a lightweight, developer-friendly API for Reddit.
Reddit, APIs, Development Tools
14 points by SeasonedCode 18 days ago | 7 comments
Free Software Needs Free Tools (2010) (mako.cc)
Over the last decade, free software developers have been repeatedly tempted by development tools that offer the ability to build free software more efficiently or powerfully.
Free Software, Development Tools, Software Development
85 points by pabs3 21 days ago | 58 comments
Show HN: Instantly visualize any codebase as an interactive diagram (gitdiagram.com)
Turn any GitHub repository into an interactive diagram for visualization.
Software, Visualization, GitHub, Development Tools
222 points by ahmedkhaleel 22 days ago | 62 comments
Cqd: Colour my __dir__ please (github.com/rayking99)
A lightweight Python utility that provides colored visualization of object attributes, making it easier to inspect objects during development and debugging.
Python, Debugging, Development Tools, Visualization
49 points by jasepickup 29 days ago | 9 comments
Hotwire Spark: live reloading for Rails applications (37signals.com)
Today, we are releasing Hotwire Spark, a live-reloading system for Rails Applications.
Web Development, Rails, Live Reloading, Development Tools
12 points by juliendc 31 days ago | 2 comments
Webhook Tester/Debugger (hooklistener.com)
Optimize, Test, and Debug Webhooks with Precision
Webhooks, Testing, Debugging, Development Tools
32 points by acaor 31 days ago | 4 comments
Distrobox in Practice (2023) (hackeryarn.com)
Distrobox is the single piece of software that completely changed the way I work. If you’ve hear of or used Vagrant and thought it was a great idea but implemented in a really heavy handed manner, then Distrobox is exactly what you’ve been looking for.
Software, Linux, Virtualization, Development Tools
6 points by generichuman 34 days ago | 0 comments
Vercel/fun: ƒun – Local serverless function λ development runtime (github.com/vercel)
ƒun - Local serverless function λ development runtime.
Serverless Functions, Development Tools, Open Source, JavaScript, GitHub
77 points by Onavo 36 days ago | 25 comments
Show HN: Dash0 – Dev-Friendly OpenTelemetry Observability with Open Standards (dash0.com)
Gain deep insights into your applications and infrastructure with a seamless, OpenTelemetry-powered observability solution. Built for developers and loved by SREs - ready for your stack.
OpenTelemetry, Observability, Software, Development Tools, Open Source
14 points by de107549 38 days ago | 8 comments
Mise: Dev tools, env vars, task runner (github.com/jdx)
Like asdf (or nvm or pyenv but for any language) it manages dev tools like node, python, cmake, terraform, and hundreds more. Like direnv it manages environment variables for different project directories. Like make it manages tasks used to build and test projects.
Development Tools, Software
468 points by ksec 42 days ago | 189 comments
Vitest vs. Jest (speakeasy.com)
Effective testing frameworks are essential in building reliable JavaScript applications, helping you minimize bugs and catch them early to keep your customers happy. Choosing the right testing framework saves hours of configuration hassles and improves developer experience.
JavaScript, Testing, Frameworks, Development Tools
44 points by ritzaco 53 days ago | 37 comments
Show HN: I built our SEO workflow into a simple tool for small dev teams (getpostie.com)
Generate high-quality, search-optimized blog posts with AI assistance. Built for small teams who want to attract more traffic with less effort.
SEO, Development Tools, AI, Content Creation, Marketing
10 points by heyinzyh 53 days ago | 8 comments
Thing Deleted 3 Months of Work (github.com/microsoft)
I had just downloaded vscode as an alternative and I was just playing with the source control option, seeing how it wanted to stage FIVE THOUSAND FILES I clicked discard... AND IT DELETED ALL MY FILES, ALL OF THEM, PERMANENTLY!
Software, Mistakes, Version Control, Development Tools
6 points by jatwork 59 days ago | 4 comments
MailCatcher runs a super simple SMTP server (mailcatcher.me)
Catches mail and serves it through a dream.
Email, Development Tools, Software, SMTP
298 points by mooreds 60 days ago | 90 comments
Venvstacks: Virtual Environment Stacks for Python (lmstudio.ai)
Use layered Python virtual environment stacks to share large dependencies
Python, Virtual Environments, Development Tools, Software
126 points by ingve 77 days ago | 62 comments
Avoiding recompilation hell in Elixir with mix xref (r.ena.to)
Elixir is an amazing language and it’s been a huge privilege being able to work with it for over a decade now (how time flies)!
Elixir, Programming, Development Tools
40 points by napsterbr 78 days ago | 0 comments
Creating Runtime and Application Images with JLink (2021) (dev.java)
With the command line tool jlink you can select a number of modules, platform modules as well as those making up your application, and link them into a runtime image.
Java, Development Tools, Software, Command Line
32 points by mooreds 78 days ago | 21 comments
SSH Remoting (zed.dev)
For people with large codebases, programming on a laptop can be overwhelming. Your fans are constantly spinning, the language server is continually out of memory, and rebuilds take forever...
Programming, Development Tools, Performance, Productivity
279 points by ingve 79 days ago | 216 comments
Zed: SSH Remoting Is Here (zed.dev)
For people with large codebases, programming on a laptop can be overwhelming. Your fans are constantly spinning, the language server is continually out of memory, and rebuilds take forever...
Remote Development, Development Tools, Software, Programming
13 points by tosh 79 days ago | 2 comments
Infinite Git repos on Cloudflare workers (gitlip.com)
We’re building Gitlip - the collaborative devtool for the AI era. An all-in-one combination of Git-powered version control, collaborative coding and 1-click deployments. Our goal is to simplify the practical application of state-of-the-art AI models.
Git, Cloud Computing, AI, Development Tools
144 points by plesiv 84 days ago | 90 comments
Flox, a better alternative to Dev Containers (medium.com)
On paper, Dev Containers are great to define and share development environments easily. Actually using them is not that great: lack of reproducibility, integrating host files in containers, difference in implementations between various tools…
Software Development, Development Tools, Docker, Containers
45 points by pierrebeucher 85 days ago | 17 comments
Fast Development with Zed and Dev Containers (medium.com)
Ever found yourself saying “but it works on my machine” or spent hours setting up a development environment for a new team member? Dev Containers might just be the solution you’re looking for, and now you can use them with the blazingly fast Zed editor.
Development Tools, Software Development, Editors, Docker, Containers
48 points by sunrising 85 days ago | 10 comments
Rider is now free for non-commercial use (jetbrains.com)
Software, Development Tools, Licensing
828 points by kretaceous 86 days ago | 422 comments
GitButler now supports first class conflicts, making rebasing less annoying (gitbutler.com)
GitButler now supports first class conflicts, which makes rebasing much less annoying. What is "fearless rebasing"?
Git, Version Control, Software, Development Tools
109 points by hemogloben 86 days ago | 113 comments
Show HN: I built a tool that helps people scan and clean any repo for secrets (securelog.com)
Scan, clean, and prevent leaked secrets in your codebase, team’s logs, build environments, repos & CI pipelines.
Security, Open Source, Development Tools, DevOps
20 points by lexokoh 87 days ago | 22 comments
Show HN: Kloudlite – Open-Source Dev Environments That Just Works (github.com/kloudlite)
Kloudlite is an open-source platform designed to provide seamless and secure development environments for building distributed applications.
Open Source, Development Tools, Cloud Computing
20 points by kloudlite1729 93 days ago | 7 comments