Hacker News with Generative AI: Project Management

A year of uv: pros, cons, and should you migrate (bitecode.dev)
After one year of trying uv, the new Python project management tool by Astral, with many clients, I have seen what it's good and bad for.

Python, Project Management, Software, Tools

4 points by bertdb 2 hours ago | 0 comments

Project 2025 Observer (project2025.observer)
Project 2025 Tracker

Project Management, Future, Predictions

178 points by napolux 1 day ago | 43 comments

Ask HN: How to stop taking on too many projects getting burned out? (ycombinator.com)
I am currently swamped with projects. I can't point to any particular project and say "This one was to much" but all of them combined have got me totally overwhelmed.

Time Management, Burnout, Project Management, Productivity

7 points by annie_muss 5 days ago | 23 comments

Moved from Jira to OpenProject – Built an Open-Source Migration Tool (ycombinator.com)
A few weeks ago, I decided to move away from JIRA to cut costs and self-host my project management tool.

Open Source, Project Management, Migration Tools

11 points by eibrahim 14 days ago | 12 comments

Seeing Software: Why we need to be choosers rather than users (whatworks.fyi)
I hate project management software. Despise it. Refuse to use it—and if I can help it, even look at it. This does not endear me to people in my life who are more traditionally organized and process-driven.

Software, Project Management, Productivity

4 points by yarapavan 15 days ago | 0 comments

Crushing Jira tickets is a party trick, not a path to impact (seangoedecke.com)
Don’t be a JIRA ticket zombie! I think a common experience among ambitious juniors - certainly I did this once - is to get frustrated at the slow pace of a team and decide “screw it, I’ll just burn through all these tickets”.

Software Development, Productivity, Project Management, Team Dynamics

89 points by scarface_74 25 days ago | 81 comments

How to visualize your Python project's dependency graph (gauge.sh)

Python, Visualization, Dependency Graphs, Software Development, Project Management

22 points by the1024 28 days ago | 7 comments

GitHub introduces sub-issues, issue types and advanced search (github.blog)
Following our opt-in preview last year, we are excited to release sub-issues, issue types and advanced search for issues to everyone! 🎉

Software, GitHub, Project Management, Search

368 points by julius-fx 33 days ago | 206 comments

Be Aware of the Makefile Effect (yossarian.net)
I’m not aware of a perfect1 term for this, so I’m making one up: the Makefile effect2.

Software Development, Programming, Makefiles, Project Management

431 points by thunderbong 39 days ago | 342 comments

Show HN: Ultra-portable Gantt chart tool for very regulated environments (github.com/aerugo)
SimpleGantt is a lightweight project management tool designed for environments where software installation is restricted and cloud web applications are not permitted. It runs entirely in the browser.

Project Management, Web Applications, Software, Security, Open Source

115 points by aerugo_ 40 days ago | 29 comments

Is your project on schedule? How do you know? (respectfulleadership.substack.com)
Is your project on schedule? How do you know?

Project Management, Time Management, Leadership

9 points by lkrubner 50 days ago | 0 comments

Ncurses-rs project discontinued by the author (lobste.rs)
Merry Christmas, folks. I’m just dropping a heads up that I have archived https://github.com/jeaye/ncurses-rs and will not be developing it further.

Rust, Libraries, Open Source, Project Management, Discontinued Projects

4 points by marcus0x62 54 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: How Do You Juggle Multiple Projects? (ycombinator.com)
If you have a handful of projects you're interested in, do you cycle between them in increments- power through them in sequence, or approach them some other way?

Time Management, Project Management, Productivity, Software Development

17 points by rolly_polly 59 days ago | 15 comments

Nimbo: A Nimble Offline Kanban Board (github.com/sereneblue)
The nimble Kanban board.

Kanban, Project Management, Software, Nim, Programming

5 points by jskherman 60 days ago | 0 comments

Nullboard: Kanban board in a single HTML file (github.com/apankrat)
Nullboard is a minimalist take on a kanban board / a task list manager, designed to be compact, readable and quick in use.

Kanban, Project Management, Web Development, Open Source, Minimalism

610 points by smusamashah 61 days ago | 179 comments

Uv, a fast Python package and project manager (astral.sh)

Python, Project Management, Tools

188 points by Loic 67 days ago | 146 comments

You Gotta Own It (2005) (codinghorror.com)
One of the frustrations I've experienced with offshoring projects is the diminished sense of ownership.

Offshoring, Project Management, Software Development

3 points by aard 71 days ago | 0 comments

Why overplanning makes projects fail? (sanju.sh)
The funny thing about success - it usually shows up when you least expect it. Let's talk about why.

Project Management, Planning, Success, Productivity

43 points by spikey_sanju 75 days ago | 31 comments

Qodo automatically verifies PR complies with Jira ticket or GitHub issue (qodo.ai)
As development teams scale and projects become more complex, ensuring that code changes align with project requirements becomes increasingly challenging.

Software Development, Code Review, Project Management, GitHub, Jira

9 points by bobismyuncle 82 days ago | 12 comments

Ask HN: Contracting – dealing with ambiguous requirements and liability (ycombinator.com)
I'm talking with a client who wants me to help integrate three pieces of software that are already in development. They are new to custom software and they contracted out each piece without specifying that each of the three should talk to each other.

Contracting, Software Development, Liability, Project Management

11 points by hnacct2001 83 days ago | 6 comments

Qodo Merge integration with Jira — ensure code complies with ticket (qodo.ai)
As development teams scale and projects become more complex, ensuring that code changes align with project requirements becomes increasingly challenging.

Software Development, Project Management, Integration, Jira

3 points by jimminyx 84 days ago | 3 comments

Scrum's Definition of Done Is Polishing Plates in a Burning Kitchen (rethinkingsoftware.substack.com)
Imagine a kitchen in chaos. Orders are shouted, chefs scramble to grab random tasks, and no one has time to stop or plan. Amid this whirlwind, the maître d’ stands at the door with a clipboard, refusing to let any dish go out unless it meets an impossible checklist of perfection. It doesn’t matter that the stove is broken or the knives are dull—the dishes must be flawless.

Software Development, Project Management, Agile, Scrum, Analogy

8 points by rbanffy 88 days ago | 0 comments

How to effectively scope your software projects (medium.com)
Since starting my career as a software engineer, I’ve learned that scoping is one of the hardest things to get right.

Software Engineering, Project Management, Software Development

5 points by sebg 90 days ago | 0 comments

When did estimates turn into deadlines? (domainanalysis.io)
Can I please return to my vacation days in early October?

Project Management, Time Management, Deadlines

327 points by alexzeitler 91 days ago | 224 comments

Communicating Software Estimates (apsis.io)
Communication is hard. It's also extremely important. We're lucky that in the field of software development miscommunication tends to lead to project delays instead of loss of life.

Software Development, Communication, Project Management

38 points by wkirby 92 days ago | 46 comments

How I ship projects at big tech companies (seangoedecke.com)
I have shipped a lot of different projects over the last ~10 years in tech. I often get tapped to lead new ones when it’s important to get it right, because I’m good at it. Shipping in a big tech company is a very different skill to writing code, and lots of people who are great at writing code are terrible at shipping.

Software Development, Project Management, Big Tech

1425 points by gfysfm 99 days ago | 381 comments

Show HN: Tududi – A Minimalist, Open-Source Task and Project Management Tool (github.com/chrisvel)
tududi is a task and project management web application that allows users to efficiently manage their tasks and projects, categorize them into different areas, and track due dates.

Open Source, Task Management, Project Management, Web Applications

14 points by cvicpp 99 days ago | 7 comments

Show HN: I built a Slack app to automate timesheets and project tracking (billableninja.com)
Increase billable hours and improve profitability

Productivity, Slack Apps, Project Management, Time Tracking

8 points by jamzi 103 days ago | 1 comments

One of the best projects I worked on had zero-overhead communication (2020) (sidhion.com)
There’s a project I worked on some time ago that provided me one of the most pleasant experiences I had.

Communication, Project Management, Software Development

8 points by sebg 106 days ago | 3 comments

Software estimates have never worked and never will (world.hey.com)
Since the dawn of computing, humans have sought to estimate how long it takes to build software, and for just as long, they've consistently failed.

Software Development, Project Management, Technology

11 points by aard 107 days ago | 11 comments