Hacker News with Generative AI: Programming Tools

Ultrathink is a Claude Code magic word (simonwillison.net)
Claude Code: Best practices for agentic coding (via) Extensive new documentation from Anthropic on how to get the best results out of their Claude Code CLI coding agent tool, which includes this fascinating tip:

Coding, Artificial Intelligence, Programming Tools

112 points by ghuntley 6 days ago | 38 comments

Ask HN: Do FAANG corps have an internal Cursor? (ycombinator.com)
What's happening with AI assisted programming inside each of the FAANG companies (or large unicorn startups)? Are they just using cursor et al? Do they have custom applications for vertical integration? Custom plugins?

Programming Tools, Software Engineering, FAANG

10 points by caprock 7 days ago | 7 comments

Calypsi: A series of C compiler and assembly language cross compiler tool chains (github.com/hth313)
Calypsi is a series of C compiler and assembly language cross compiler tool chains.

C Compilers, Assembly Language, Cross Compilers, Programming Tools

24 points by doener 9 days ago | 4 comments

Show HN: Single-Header Profiler for C++17 (github.com/DmitriBogdanov)
utl::profiler is single-include solution for localized profiling, it features simple macros to measure how much time is taken by a certain scope / expression / code segment. Profiler automatically builds a call graph for all profiled functions and prints a nicely formatted table for every thread. See examples.

C++, Profiling, Open Source, Programming Tools, Software

68 points by GeorgeHaldane 12 days ago | 11 comments

Writing Cursor rules with a Cursor rule (adithyan.io)
I spend most of my coding time in Cursor. It's a fantastic tool for LLM assisted coding.

Programming Tools, Software Development

158 points by adithyan_win 14 days ago | 47 comments

Always Use Max Models in Cursor IDE (vincentschmalbach.com)
If you've been using Cursor IDE since its early days, you might have noticed a bizarre decline in quality around the time Claude 3.7 Sonnet was released. What used to be a reliable AI coding assistant suddenly became frustratingly obtuse - missing obvious references, forgetting about files you explicitly added to context, and generally acting like it had severe memory issues.

AI, Software Development, Programming Tools, Cursor IDE

7 points by vincent_s 15 days ago | 7 comments

Llama-VSCode (visualstudio.com)
Local LLM-assisted text completion extension for VS Code

Text Completion, VS Code, Programming Tools

11 points by tosh 45 days ago | 0 comments

Clang Static Analyzer and the Z3 constraint solver (2022) (cambus.net)
As far as static analyzers are concerned, one of the most important point to consider is filtering out false positives as much as possible, in order for the reports to be actionable.

Static Analysis, Programming Tools, Software Development, Constraint Solving

107 points by davikr 62 days ago | 7 comments

GNU Make Standard Library (gmsl.jgc.org)
The GNU Make Standard Library (GMSL) is a collection of functions implemented using native GNU Make functionality that provide list and string manipulation, integer arithmetic, associative arrays, stacks, and debugging facilities.

GNU Make, Programming Tools, Software Libraries, Automation, Build Systems

164 points by ingve 80 days ago | 78 comments

Ask HN: How do you prompt the "advanced" models (ycombinator.com)
I use the Windsurf IDE, which comes with integrated LLM chat and edit functionality. Ever since I switched to it two months ago and for the three months before that I was using Cursor (similar editor), I have always had better results with Claude.

AI, Programming Tools, Text Editors

18 points by _jogicodes_ 80 days ago | 12 comments

I Use Cline for AI Engineering (addyo.substack.com)
The AI coding assistant landscape is saturated with tools that promise to revolutionize development workflows. As an engineer who has worked with complex systems for decades, I approach such claims with healthy skepticism. After extensively testing the major players (Cursor, WindSurf, GitHub Copilot, and others), I've found Cline - a free VSCode plugin - to be uniquely valuable for serious engineering work. Here's why, along with important caveats and trade-offs to consider.

AI, Software Development, Programming Tools, Code Generation, Software Engineering

100 points by lobo_tuerto 84 days ago | 30 comments

Shell-ish scripting in Go with ease (github.com/bitfield)
script is a Go library for doing the kind of tasks that shell scripts are good at: reading files, executing subprocesses, counting lines, matching strings, and so on.

Go Programming, Shell Scripting, Programming Tools, Software Libraries

140 points by begoon 85 days ago | 65 comments

Trae: An AI-powered IDE by ByteDance (trae.ai)
TraeTrae is an adaptive AI IDE that transforms how you work, collaborating with you to run faster.

Artificial Intelligence, IDEs, Programming Tools

248 points by Lermatroid 93 days ago | 407 comments

Show HN: Searchlight – Open-source Postgres client for macOS (github.com/ravelantunes)
Searchlight is a native macOS, open-source PostgreSQL client designed to be simple, lightweight, and developer-friendly.

Open Source, Databases, macOS, Programming Tools

9 points by ravelantunes 96 days ago | 0 comments

Aider in Your IDE (aider.chat)
If you run aider with --watch-files, it will watch all files in your repo and look for any AI coding instructions you add using your favorite IDE or text editor.

Artificial Intelligence, Software Development, Programming Tools

22 points by hboon 106 days ago | 8 comments

Coccinelle (kernel.org)
Coccinelle is a tool for pattern matching and text transformation that has many uses in kernel development, including the application of complex, tree-wide patches and detection of problematic programming patterns.

Kernel Development, Programming Tools, Software, Open Source

24 points by josephcsible 121 days ago | 4 comments

GitHub Copilot now free for VSCode (twitter.com)

GitHub, Open Source, Software Development, AI, Programming Tools

6 points by sashank_1509 129 days ago | 1 comments

GitHub Copilot is now available for free (github.com/features)
GitHub Copilot is now available for free

GitHub, Open Source, Software Development, AI, Programming Tools

553 points by ksec 129 days ago | 384 comments

Sqlc: Data access simplified. Throw away your ORM (sqlc.dev)
This tutorial assumes that the latest version of sqlc is installed and ready to use.

Databases, Software, Programming Tools, ORMs

24 points by kaashmonee 144 days ago | 22 comments

Revisiting Uv (loopwerk.io)
Almost two months ago I compared Poetry with uv, and for me uv had some pretty significant drawbacks that kept me from switching over – the two big ones being the lack of dependency groups, and the inability see outdated packages.

Software, Dependency Management, Programming Tools, Comparison

21 points by jcbhmr 152 days ago | 4 comments

Rubygems.org Adds New Maintainer Role (socket.dev)
RubyGems.org has added a new “maintainer” role that enables users to publish new versions of a gem.

Ruby, Open Source, Software Development, Programming Tools

5 points by feross 164 days ago | 0 comments

Are Devs Becoming Lazy? The Rise of AI and the Decline of Care (bearblog.dev)
With the rise of AI-powered tools like GitHub Copilot, software development is entering a strange new era.

Software Development, Artificial Intelligence, Programming Tools, AI Ethics

29 points by CrazyEmi 169 days ago | 41 comments

Visualizing binary files with ImHex's DSL, the "pattern language" (blogspot.com)
I've got a binary file with a custom made binary format, and a spec for that binary format. How do I go into the binary quickly and see the data I want ?

Data Visualization, Binary Files, Programming Tools, Software

187 points by xy2_ 170 days ago | 16 comments

Evaluate Markdown code blocks within Vim (github.com/gpanders)
Medieval allows you to evaluate code blocks in Markdown buffers of the following form:

Vim, Markdown, Code Evaluation, Programming Tools

68 points by pentestercrab 182 days ago | 18 comments

Sandblocks: A Projectional Block-Based Editor for Squeak (squeak.org)
Sandblocks is a projectional, block-based programming environment written in Squeak/Smalltalk.

Programming Languages, Programming Tools, Squeak, Smalltalk, Editors

4 points by thunderbong 182 days ago | 0 comments

Heic-To: Convert HEIC/HEIF Images to JPEG, PNG in Browser (github.com/hoppergee)
Convert HEIC/HEIF images to JPEG, PNG in browser using Javascript.

Image Conversion, Javascript, Web Development, Programming Tools

7 points by thunderbong 189 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Open-source library documentation for LLMs (docs.codes)
Get latest context for open-source libraries to use with cursor/copilot/chatgpt.

Open Source, Documentation, Programming Tools

12 points by rohansood15 206 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: List of Windows Only FOSS Apps (ycombinator.com)
For example JWasm, Eurler Math Toolbox, Notpad++<p>Is there one?

Software, Windows, Open Source, Programming Tools

4 points by fithisux 208 days ago | 3 comments

Git-absorb: Git commit –fixup, but automatic (github.com/tummychow)
This is a port of Facebook's hg absorb, which I first read about on mozilla.dev.version-control:

Git, Version Control, Software Development, Programming Tools

451 points by striking 212 days ago | 270 comments

Refactoring Python with Tree-sitter and Jedi (bearblog.dev)
I was toying around with a refactor the other day that would have taken me ages by hand as it involved 100s of files.

Python, Refactoring, Programming Tools

147 points by todsacerdoti 214 days ago | 58 comments