Hacker News with Generative AI: Side Projects

Ask HN: Building a Non-AI tool feels surprisingly refreshing for me (ycombinator.com)
Lately, I’ve been working on a small side project: a web tool for creating radial and circular layouts using CSS only. What I’ve enjoyed the most is that it’s completely non-AI—just code, logic, and design decisions made by hand.

Web Development, Programming, CSS, User Experience, Side Projects

7 points by tinchox6 9 days ago | 3 comments

How robust against spam should side projects be? (ycombinator.com)
I am just getting into making my first project as a hobbyist, and it involves user image uploads.

Side Projects, Security, User Experience, Spam

11 points by cyjackx 42 days ago | 9 comments

Ask HN: Wantrepreneur who's run out of energy/ideas. What now? (ycombinator.com)
I’ve been trying to launch startups on the side for the past 3 years, indie hacker style. Many evenings and weekends were burnt. Yet I gained very little traction, and made a big fat 0 dollars.

Entrepreneurship, Side Projects, Burnout, Motivation, Indie Hacking

14 points by mmarian 51 days ago | 41 comments

Show HN: My first side project, streamlined book clubs on Slack (booktalk.club)
Spark thoughtful discussions and cultivate a culture of growth with streamlined book clubs.

Side Projects, Slack, Book Clubs, Community

104 points by Papamanolis 53 days ago | 51 comments

Show HN: Mashups – Resurrecting Yahoo Pipes, my side project (mashups.io)
Mix the web the way you want.

Web Development, Side Projects, Tools, Mashups

166 points by pyromaker 87 days ago | 39 comments

Using LLMs and Cursor to finish side projects (zohaib.me)
Struggling to finish side projects due to limited time? In my latest blog post, I share how I improved my productivity using AI tools like LLMs and Cursor IDE. Learn to refine specs, bootstrap code, and iterate effectively to rapidly build and deploy your projects—even with a busy schedule.

AI Tools, Side Projects, Productivity

168 points by thunderbong 89 days ago | 60 comments

Show HN: A Directory of 500 HN Side Projects (hnsideprojects.com)
A curated collection of side projects shared on Hacker News. Some inspiration for you to just ship it!

Side Projects, Hacker News, Community, Inspiration

15 points by gwintrob 106 days ago | 4 comments

Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell (ycombinator.com)
It's the time of the year again, so I'd be interested hear what new (and old) ideas have come up.

Side Projects, Income, Entrepreneurship, 2024

667 points by cvbox 114 days ago | 794 comments

Haunted by my own projects (cassidoo.co)
I feel like my own side projects haunt me sometimes. I want to build new and shiny things, I buy domain names, I get 90% of the way there… and then eh. Time for something new and shiny again.

Side Projects, Personal Development, Motivation, Software Development

129 points by mooreds 126 days ago | 51 comments

How do you find side projects? (ycombinator.com)
Trying to find some side project but really hard to find one.

Side Projects, Programming, Career, Work-Life Balance

13 points by annaletitgo 156 days ago | 24 comments

Ask HN: What's your Mac OS App side project? (ycombinator.com)
I'm curious if any HN'ers here have any fun mac os projects they've built or even have an income from?

Mac OS, Side Projects, Programming, App Development

18 points by laksmanv 168 days ago | 15 comments

Ask HN: What type of Auth are you using on your side projects? (ycombinator.com)
I was looking at the Supabase docs and it was nice to see a long list of Auth work flows supported/documented. So my question is, here in October 2024, what are y'all using for Auth on your side projects. Password based, social, email, something else?

Authentication, Software Development, Side Projects, Programming

62 points by honksillet 179 days ago | 70 comments

One Year of Rust in Production (yieldcode.blog)
For the past months, I spent (almost) all of my free time working on my side business — JustFax.

Rust, Programming Languages, Software Development, Side Projects, Case Studies

68 points by thunderbong 192 days ago | 1 comments

One Year of Rust in Production (yieldcode.blog)
For the past months, I spent (almost) all of my free time working on my side business — JustFax.

Programming, Rust, Software Development, Side Projects

70 points by skwee357 193 days ago | 78 comments

Ask HN: What email service(s) do you use for your side projects? (ycombinator.com)
I have a couple side projects that I use for my friends, family, and myself. I'd like to have both an email such as team@mysite.com to send and receive emails that I might want to type out. I'd also like to be able to send transactional emails, password reset ... I would think that I'm not the only one with this problem. What do you all use to achieve this?

Email, Side Projects, Software, Tools

39 points by jtap 195 days ago | 48 comments

A MiniGolf game for Palm OS (ctrl-c.club)
This summer, I embarked on a side project to create a brand-new Palm OS game, and after less than two months of intermittent coding, I'm excited to announce that it's ready to be released to the public!

Palm OS, Games, Retro Computing, Side Projects, Software

325 points by capitain 203 days ago | 95 comments

Making progress on side projects with content-driven development (ntietz.com)
It's hard to make progress on side projects sometimes.

Side Projects, Development, Programming, Content Creation

120 points by zdw 205 days ago | 19 comments

Show HN: I dropped to part-time work to develop a Design Copilot for developers (reddit.com)

Design, Developer Tools, Work-Life Balance, Side Projects

6 points by purple-leafy 207 days ago | 5 comments

Show HN: My Sidetracked Project – A Free CSV Online Viewer with Charts (newbeelearn.com)

Side Projects, Data Visualization, Web Development, Charts, CSV

8 points by pdyc 224 days ago | 1 comments

I've built my first successful side project, and I hate it (switowski.com)