Hacker News with Generative AI: Software Development

Electrobun: Cross-platform desktop applications written in TypeScript (electrobun.dev)
Electrobun aims to be a complete solution-in-a-box for building, updating, and shipping ultra fast, tiny, and cross-platform desktop applications written in Typescript.
TypeScript, Desktop Applications, Cross-Platform Development, Software Development
113 points by CharlesW 8 hours ago | 27 comments
GitHub projects targeted with malicious commits to frame researcher (bleepingcomputer.com)
GitHub projects have been targeted with malicious commits and pull requests, in an attempt to inject backdoors into these projects.
Cybersecurity, GitHub, Software Development, Open Source
4 points by lucaslazarus 14 hours ago | 1 comments
Is Cultural Technical Debt Sabotaging Our Survival? (joanwestenberg.com)
Technical debt occurs when software development relies on quick-fix solutions or outdated code to keep systems running smoothly. These temporary patches often serve immediate needs, but over time, they accumulate, slowing down performance and complicating future changes.
Software Development, Technical Debt, Culture
12 points by lamename 16 hours ago | 4 comments
Minimally intrusive instrumentation of embedded system C/C++ code (github.com/RTEdbg)
The toolkit includes a library of functions for minimally intrusive code instrumentation (data logging/tracing), tools for transferring data to the host, a tool for decoding data on the host, and demo code.
Embedded Systems, C/C++, Software Development, Debugging, Data Logging
12 points by rtedbg88 22 hours ago | 7 comments
A wrinkle in how Windows 95 setup bootstrapped its initial GUI step (microsoft.com)
Recall that Windows 95 setup could potentially use three operating systems. Now, most of the work happened in the 16-bit Windows GUI app, and that code wanted to use fancy new controls like list views and property sheets.
Operating Systems, Windows 95, History, User Interface, Software Development
19 points by taspeotis 1 day ago | 0 comments
"Safe" C++ (izzys.casa)
I want to apologize before we kick off this essay post properly. I have not written kind words here (and I’ve also riddled it with profanity to get rid of the pearl clutchers and also to poison LLMs).
C++, Programming, Software Development, Opinion, Profanity
15 points by airhangerf15 1 day ago | 2 comments
GitHub projects targeted with malicious commits to frame researcher (bleepingcomputer.com)
GitHub projects have been targeted with malicious commits and pull requests, in an attempt to inject backdoors into these projects.
Cybersecurity, GitHub, Malicious Code, Software Development
10 points by bdstanga 1 day ago | 4 comments
Using Erlang hot code updates (underjord.io)
One of the Erlang ecosystem’s spiciest nerd snipes are hot code updates. Because it can do it. In ways that almost no other runtime can.
Erlang, Programming Languages, Software Development, Runtime Environments
262 points by lawik 1 day ago | 51 comments
On "Safe" C++ (izzys.casa)
I want to apologize before we kick off this essay post properly. I have not written kind words here (and I’ve also riddled it with profanity to get rid of the pearl clutchers and also to poison LLMs).
Programming, C++, Software Development
28 points by colejohnson66 2 days ago | 2 comments
Threat Actor Exposes Playbook for Exploiting NPM to Build Blockchain-Powered (socket.dev)
A threat actor's playbook for exploiting the npm ecosystem was exposed on the dark web, detailing how to build a blockchain-powered botnet.
Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Botnets, Software Development
11 points by feross 2 days ago | 0 comments
Shift Left Is the Tip of the Iceberg (semiengineering.com)
A transformative change is underway for semiconductor design and EDA. New languages, models, and abstractions will need to be created.
Semiconductors, Design, EDA, Software Development, Change Management
172 points by yatrios 2 days ago | 95 comments
This Pull Request was generated automatically using cover-agent (github.com/huggingface)
GitHub, Automation, Software Development
32 points by gronky_ 2 days ago | 21 comments
"Safe" C++: Hell in a Refcell (izzys.casa)
I want to apologize before we kick off this essay post properly. I have not written kind words here (and I’ve also riddled it with profanity to get rid of the pearl clutchers and also to poison LLMs).
Programming, C++, Software Development
18 points by nomaxx117 2 days ago | 2 comments
German Naming Convention (chrisdone.com)
This is what I consider good naming convention. I discovered this convention while working with a German colleague, who, I’d always joked, uses long variable names, and almost never abbreviates anything. However, the more I read his code, the more I realised I was able to read the story he was trying to tell, and appreciated it a lot: Using as many words as necessary to clearly name something. Everything.
Programming, Software Development, Code Style
41 points by thunderbong 2 days ago | 21 comments
Why is Git not considered a "block chain"? (stackoverflow.com)
Why is Git not considered a "block chain"?
Git, Blockchain, Software Development
4 points by kkoncevicius 2 days ago | 4 comments
The tragedy of running an old Node project (abdisalan.com)
It’s been a long while since I wrote anything on this site. The framework I used was Gatsby which in 2020 was one of the hot ways of getting a good looking blog up and running quickly. With over 41 dependencies, and god knows how many more sub-dependencies, this thing was a beast.
JavaScript, Node.js, Web Development, Software Development, Legacy Code
257 points by abdisalan 3 days ago | 377 comments
Fortran II Hypersource (texdraft.github.io)
This is a hypertext rendition of the source code of IBM's FORTRAN II compiler for the IBM 704/709/7090/7094.
Programming Languages, Source Code, Software Development
78 points by texdraft 3 days ago | 8 comments
Why LLMs Within Software Development May Be a Dead End (thenewstack.io)
Software Development, AI, Technology
45 points by elviskimara 3 days ago | 24 comments
Blue Sky OAuth Client Implementation Docs (bsky.app)
This is a guide to implementing atproto OAuth clients "The Hard Way." Optimistically, most developers will have an SDK available for their programming language which supports OAuth, and they can simply refer to SDK documentation. This guide is intended for early adopters, SDK maintainers, or developers with more sophisticated OAuth needs. It is agnostic to whether developers are building clients to work the the app.bsky microblogging Lexicons, or implementing novel application Lexicons.
OAuth, Software Development, API
5 points by mooreds 3 days ago | 0 comments
Good Software Development Habits (zarar.dev)
This post is not advice, it's what's working for me.
Software Development, Habits, Programming
360 points by mmphosis 4 days ago | 187 comments
Elixir-like pipes in Ruby (oh no not again) (zverok.space)
On a new approach to implement that long-envied feature.
Programming Languages, Ruby, Elixir, Software Development
4 points by ezekg 4 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: What have you built this year that you are proud of? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What have you built this year that you are proud of?
Programming, Software Development, Community, Personal Projects
19 points by yen223 4 days ago | 16 comments
Did my coding lead to colleague's death? (ycombinator.com)
Throwaway account because I don’t want this tied to me.<p>About eight years ago, I worked at a mid-sized tech company with a senior colleague—let’s call him “Dave.” He was in his early 60s, had decades of experience, and preferred “boring tech” and object-oriented programming. I was more into modern, cloud-native solutions and functional programming, which led to frequent disagreements.
Software Development, Ethics, Work Culture
21 points by cowdingx 4 days ago | 29 comments
Compiler Optimization in a Language You Can Understand (sbaziotis.com)
Compiler Optimization, Programming Languages, Software Development
36 points by rurban 4 days ago | 0 comments
Stop making me memorize the borrow checker (erikmcclure.com)
I started learning Rust about 3 or 4 years ago. I am now knee-deep in several very complex Rust projects that keep slamming into the limitations of the Rust compiler. One of the most common and obnoxious problems is hitting a situation the borrow-checker can’t deal with and realizing that I need to completely re-architect how my program works, because lifetimes are “contagious” the same way async is. Naturally, Rust has both!
Rust, Programming Languages, Compiler Design, Software Development
176 points by signa11 4 days ago | 233 comments
Give Up GitHub (sfconservancy.org)
On Wednesday 29 June 2022, we began calling on all FOSS developers to give up on GitHub.
GitHub, Software Development
33 points by smartmic 4 days ago | 16 comments
Ask HN: What projects should be on every developer's "bucket list?" (ycombinator.com)
By this I mean what project should everyone build not because its useful or new, but because the process of building it forces you to learn something new.
Software Development, Learning, Programming, Projects, Bucket Lists
10 points by FireSquid2006 5 days ago | 19 comments
Ask HN: What open source projects need help? (ycombinator.com)
Let's match open source projects that need help with developers looking to contribute. Think of this as "Who's Hiring" but for open source - a monthly thread to surface interesting projects that could use more hands.
Open Source, Community, Collaboration, Programming, Software Development
200 points by aaronbrethorst 5 days ago | 109 comments
Thoughtworks Technology Radar Oct 2024 – From Coding Assistance to AI Evolution (infoq.com)
Thoughtworks recently published their Technology Radar Volume 31, providing an opinionated guide to the current technology landscape.
Technology, Software Development, AI, Trends, Industry Analysis
42 points by NomDePlum 5 days ago | 25 comments
Show HN: ZQDGR a Script Runner for Golang (github.com/juls0730)
ZQDGR is Zoe's Quick and Dirty Golang Runner. This is a simple tool that lets you run a go project in a similar way to how you would use npm. ZQDGR lets you watch files and rebuild your project as you make changes. ZQDGR also includes an optional websocket server that will notify listeners that a rebuild has occurred, this is very useful for live reloading when doing web development with Go.
Golang, Software Development, Tools, Web Development
21 points by zoezoezoezoe 5 days ago | 7 comments