Hacker News with Generative AI: Knowledge Management

Guide to the Systems Engineering Body of Knowledge (SEBoK) (2024) (sebokwiki.org)
On behalf of the Editorial Board, the Governing Board, and our authors and sponsors, welcome to SEBoK version 2.11.
Systems Engineering, Knowledge Management, Engineering, Technology, Education
19 points by Tomte 14 days ago | 0 comments
Ditching Obsidian and building my own (amberwilliams.io)
The age-old mission to capture and make sense of our knowledge and experiences echoes through history, from Thomas Jefferson's Commonplace book detailing his ideas on government to Marcus Aurelius's Meditations saturated with quotations and personal reflections.
Knowledge Management, Personal Productivity, Software Development
471 points by williamsss 20 days ago | 559 comments
Experience Doesn't Stack: The Myth of Collective Knowledge (joanwestenberg.com)
We treat knowledge like so much cargo. Stack it high enough, gather enough people, and surely you'll reach critical mass. Twenty smart people, each with a year of experience, must be just as good as one person with twenty years. Right?
Experience, Knowledge Management, Human Resources, Work, Myth
5 points by giardini 24 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: How do you store the knowledge gained in a day? (ycombinator.com)
Each day I (and I assume most knowledge workers, devs, creatives) read many articles, papers, code snippets, AI responses, discord messages etc.<p>At the end of the day some of this information is most likely lodged in your brain and the digital version can be discarded.
Knowledge Management, Productivity, Information Retention, Software Development, AI
67 points by dennisy 25 days ago | 96 comments
Urtext: The Python plaintext library for people who've tried everything else (urtext.co)
Urtext /ˈʊrtekst/ is an open-source library for plaintext writing, research, documentation, knowledge bases, journaling, Zettelkasten, project/personal organization, note taking, a lightweight database substitute, or any other writing or information management that can be done in text format.
Python, Text Processing, Open Source, Knowledge Management, Writing
101 points by nbeversluis 37 days ago | 71 comments
Building Dropbox Dash: How RAG and AI agents help meet the needs of businesses (dropbox.tech)
Knowledge workers today face myriad challenges in managing their digital workflows. Information is often scattered across multiple applications and formats, and finding the right document, message, or piece of information can be both tedious and time-consuming. This fragmentation creates two major problems for businesses: it hinders collaboration and productivity, and it can lead to costly security issues.
AI, Business, Productivity, Collaboration, Knowledge Management
12 points by DropboxOfficial 38 days ago | 0 comments
I created Perfect Wiki and reached $250k in annual revenue without investors (habr.com)
Hi, my name is Ilia. I founded Perfect Wiki — a SaaS product for creating internal company knowledge bases that works directly within Microsoft Teams. We created a simple and convenient tool for storing, editing, and sharing knowledge within companies. It all started with the idea to resolve one specific pain point: the built-in Wiki in Microsoft Teams offered was inconvenient, and there was no worthy alternatives with full integration to the platform.
Software, Startups, SaaS, Microsoft Teams, Knowledge Management
721 points by sochix 38 days ago | 402 comments
Show HN: memEx, a personal knowledge base inspired by zettlekasten and org-mode (bubbletea.dev)
A structured personal knowledge base, inspired by zettlekasten and org-mode.
Knowledge Management, Personal Productivity, Zettelkasten, Org-mode
194 points by shibaobun 55 days ago | 45 comments
Stop Thinking AI Agents, Start Engineering Autonomous Knowledge Operations (trustgraph.ai)
The tech world has been ablaze with talk of AI agents. We see demos of agents booking flights, writing code snippets, or summarizing articles. It's exciting, capturing the imagination with glimpses of AI performing tasks previously requiring human operations. But as we move from demos to deployment, simply thinking in terms of "agents" falls short.
Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Knowledge Management
10 points by cyberapocalypse 58 days ago | 0 comments
When so much knowledge is produced every day, how do you keep up? (ycombinator.com)
Between newsletters, podcasts, Youtube videos, (tech) news, articles, and (of course) books, how does one keep up with it?
Information Overload, Knowledge Management, Learning, Content Consumption
21 points by frabia 67 days ago | 17 comments
There's too much content, so I built an AI knowledge assistant (faraazahmad.github.io)
Have you ever opened a new tab for an article that seemed really interesting but you just don’t have the time to read it right now? But then your day ends, and you just don’t have it in you to go through a whole article, so you leave it open.
Information Overload, AI, Knowledge Management, Productivity
7 points by faraaz98 68 days ago | 2 comments
Knowledge Library MCP (devpost.com)
Knowledge Library MCP (KL MCP) is a multi-modal application leveraging Azure AI Agent Service to locate documents—text and images—and deliver conversational insights via bots. It enhances search with live data integration and Responsible AI principles, designed for scalable, professional-grade querying.
Azure, Artificial Intelligence, Search, Knowledge Management, Conversational AI
5 points by thstart 70 days ago | 1 comments
Knowledge Base as an Across-Time Thinking Tool (wielopolski.substack.com)
A Personal Knowledge Base is an ideal tool for Across-Time Thinking.
Knowledge Management, Productivity, Personal Development
4 points by pfilo 84 days ago | 0 comments
Knowledge retention and generational succession in OpenStreetMap (imagico.de)
I wrote a comment today on the OSM-Carto issue tracker that i think should get some broader exposure:
OpenStreetMap, Mapping, Data, Community, Knowledge Management
10 points by altilunium 94 days ago | 1 comments
Research Debt (distill.pub)
Achieving a research-level understanding of most topics is like climbing a mountain. Aspiring researchers must struggle to understand vast bodies of work that came before them, to learn techniques, and to gain intuition.
Research, Academia, Learning, Knowledge Management
3 points by jgrodziski 96 days ago | 0 comments
It's a knowledge problem Or is it? (josvisser.substack.com)
Many years ago, Google apparently decided that the engineers in the Zürich office were getting too fat so they hired a nutritionist.
Google, Knowledge Management, Workplace Culture
53 points by 0xKelsey 115 days ago | 17 comments
Show HN: Gurubase – AI-Powered Q&A Assistants for Any Topic (github.com/Gurubase)
Gurubase is an open-source RAG system that lets you create AI-powered Q&A assistants by indexing websites, PDF documents, YouTube videos, and GitHub code repositories.
Open Source, Artificial Intelligence, Question Answering, Knowledge Management, Software
13 points by fatihbaltaci 137 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: What Process/Applications Do You Use for Todo/Knowledge Management? (ycombinator.com)
Like many of you, I have spent more time trying out different applications in the todo list/knowledge management space without finding a solution that has stuck.
Productivity, Knowledge Management, Tools, Software, Ask HN
12 points by conor_f 147 days ago | 13 comments
2DGD_F0TH A compendium of the community knowledge on game design and development (github.com/2DGD-F0TH)
This project aims to be a Creative Commons Licensed body of knowledge about game design and development.
Game Design, Game Development, Open Source, Community Resources, Knowledge Management
56 points by linkdd 151 days ago | 3 comments
Building a Knowledge System That Enhances Rather Than Replaces Thought (nsavage.substack.com)
I've been thinking a lot lately about where Zettelgarden fits into the long history of how humans manage and interact with knowledge. From Socrates worrying that writing would destroy memory, to today's debates about AI-generated content, we've always struggled with how much of our thinking we should outsource to tools.
Knowledge Management, Artificial Intelligence, Thought, Memory, Technology
166 points by nsavage 155 days ago | 52 comments
Software Design Is Knowledge Building (olano.dev)
ORG relies on an integration service, SaaS, to decouple its business logic from vendor software dealing with billing, analytics, customer management, etc.
Software Design, Knowledge Management, Integration Services, SaaS
419 points by signa11 158 days ago | 110 comments
AFFiNE is a next-gen knowledge base (github.com/toeverything)
A privacy-focused, local-first, open-source, and ready-to-use alternative for Notion & Miro.
Open Source, Productivity Tools, Knowledge Management
12 points by ulrischa 159 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: How do you maintain personal annotations for code you don't control? (ycombinator.com)
I spend significant time reading and understanding codebases that I don't control (open source libraries, internal legacy systems, etc.). As I build understanding, I need to document my insights, gotchas, and mental models - but these notes are purely personal and shouldn't be part of the actual codebase.
Code Documentation, Software Development, Open Source, Knowledge Management
49 points by weinzierl 163 days ago | 41 comments
Siyuan: Privacy-first, self-hosted personal knowledge management software (github.com/siyuan-note)
SiYuan is a privacy-first personal knowledge management system, support fine-grained block-level reference and Markdown WYSIWYG.
Privacy, Knowledge Management, Software, Open Source
308 points by thunderbong 163 days ago | 156 comments
My simple knowledge management and time tracking system (henrikwarne.com)
I am using a very simple system for remembering commands and procedures, and for tracking what I work on. I have two plain text files called notes.txt and worktime.txt. In the notes file, I write down things that are important to remember. For example: various shell commands, steps when creating a new release, how to install and configure tools, company procedures for time reporting etc.
Knowledge Management, Time Tracking, Productivity, Personal Systems
104 points by henrik_w 210 days ago | 29 comments
Open-Source Obsidian Alternative (github.com/Acreom)
If you're looking for a well-designed local-first open-source markdown knowledge base on steroids, you found it.
Open-Source, Markdown, Knowledge Management, Software
32 points by devslovecoffee 224 days ago | 6 comments
Knowledge Growth and Specialization: Evidence from Oncologists (ssrn.com)
Do expert workers respond to growth in general knowledge by specializing and narrowing their scope? I study this empirically in the context of medical oncology.
Medicine, Oncology, Specialization, Knowledge Management, Economics
67 points by paulpauper 246 days ago | 4 comments
Show HN: Free Chrome extension to bring your knowledge base where your work is (helpcenter.io)
Your knowledge base is only as valuable as how easily it can be reached. Have you ever found yourself endlessly toggling between your email client and your knowledge base, hunting down information, and searching for that one article that could resolve your customer’s issue? This constant back-and-forth can be time-consuming and frustrating, pulling you away from what really matters—providing the excellent service your customers deserve.
Chrome Extensions, Knowledge Management, Productivity, Customer Service
7 points by ivanpenchev 260 days ago | 2 comments
Show HN: DocsBoard – Knowledge Base for All Document Formats (docsboard.io)
Struggling to find relevant documents? Tired of finding outdated information? Having a hard time onboarding employees?
Software, Productivity, Knowledge Management, Collaboration, Document Management
5 points by sgdb 262 days ago | 1 comments
Data Engineering Vault: A 1000 Node Second Brain for DE Knowledge (ssp.sh)
Welcome to the Data Engineering Vault an integral part of my Second Brain. It’s a curated network of data engineering knowledge, designed to facilitate exploration and discovery. Here, you’ll find over 100+ interconnected terms, each serving as a gateway to deeper insights.
Data Engineering, Second Brain, Knowledge Management, Information Retrieval, Data Science
123 points by articsputnik 265 days ago | 19 comments