Hacker News with Generative AI: Web Development

Google begins requiring JavaScript for Google Search (techcrunch.com)
Google says it has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript, the widely-used programming language to make web pages interactive, in order to use Google Search.

Google Search, Web Development, JavaScript

12 points by jmsflknr 8 hours ago | 4 comments

Learn Yjs Interactively (learn.yjs.dev)
Welcome to Learn Yjs — an interactive tutorial series on building realtime collaborative applications using the Yjs CRDT library.

Real-Time Collaboration, Web Development, Javascript, Tutorials, CRDTs

294 points by paulgb 1 day ago | 40 comments

Show HN: Real-time nonlinear optics simulation (JS/GLSL) (github.com/westoncb)
An interactive study of controlled nonlinear dynamics, implemented through the concrete example of coupled optical fields.

Science, Physics, Simulation, Javascript, Web Development

37 points by westoncb 1 day ago | 12 comments

Show HN: TypeScriptNotebook – Experiment with NPM in the Browser (typescriptnotebook.com)

TypeScript, Javascript, Web Development, Tools, Experiments

20 points by shikherverma 2 days ago | 12 comments

Is there such a thing as a web-safe font? (highperformancewebfonts.com)
Tools and resources on how to use web fonts without sacrificing page loading speeds

Web Fonts, Performance, Web Development

34 points by mariuz 2 days ago | 62 comments

Show HN: I made a tool to save multimedia from various platforms (saveplays.com)
Efficiently download videos and music with SavePlays.com, the leading Online Video Downloader. Secure your favorite media directly from the web with no need for additional software. Our user-friendly platform ensures downloading videos is simple and effective.

Web Development, Tools

68 points by sanusihassan 2 days ago | 35 comments

Why is Cloudflare Pages' bandwidth unlimited? (mattsayar.com)
This site is hosted with Cloudflare Pages and I'm really happy with it. When I explored how to create a site like mine in 2025, I wondered why there's an abundance of good, free hosting these days. Years ago, you'd have to pay for hosting, but now there's tons of sites with generous free tiers like GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages, Netlify, etc.

Cloud Hosting, Web Development, Free Services

593 points by MattSayar 2 days ago | 353 comments

Show HN: GeoGuessr but for Historical Events (eggnog.ai)

Geography, History, Games, Web Development

11 points by samplank2 2 days ago | 2 comments

Modern JavaScript for Django developers (saaspegasus.com)
JavaScript is the lifeblood of the modern web application. You need it to do anything remotely complex on the web.

JavaScript, Django, Web Development

235 points by rob 2 days ago | 154 comments

Rewriting my website in plain HTML and CSS (vijayp.dev)
This week, I decided to rewrite my website using plain HTML and CSS.

Web Development, HTML, CSS

193 points by arnath 3 days ago | 201 comments

Show HN: Simplex: Automate browser workflows using code and natural language (simplex.sh)

Web Development, Automation

140 points by marcon680 3 days ago | 37 comments

Show HN: A blocklist to remove spam and bad websites from search results (github.com/popcar2)
This is a blocklist that intends to remove garbage websites from search results, such as AI-generated articles, low-effort spam sites, and thinly-veiled advertisements acting as information.

Web Development, Spam Filtering, Search Engines, Information Quality, Content Moderation

216 points by popcar2 3 days ago | 83 comments

403ing AI Crawlers (coryd.dev)
Now that I'm self-hosting this site and the associated infrastructure, the public facing part of the site (where you're reading this) is served via a boring old Linux/Apache/PHP stack. Which means I had to write an .htaccess file.

Web Development, Security, Self-Hosting

23 points by cdme 4 days ago | 7 comments

Show HN: News Planet – current events on a rotating globe (ianua.app)
This is an experiment to visualize the news on a rotating globe.

News, Data Visualization, Web Development, Creative Projects

8 points by tyayers 4 days ago | 4 comments

WordPress Is in Trouble (anderegg.ca)
Since I last wrote about WordPress, things have gone off the rails. This after a brief period when things were blissfully quiet.

WordPress, Web Development, Technology, Criticism

623 points by ulrischa 4 days ago | 431 comments

Implementing Streaming SSR with React Relay and Vite (aqora.io)
Implementing server-side rendering (SSR) with React-Relay and Vite is a complex but crucial process, especially when integrating it with React Router and Relay.

React, Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks

11 points by elki 4 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Is maintaining a personal blog still worth it? (ycombinator.com)
Remember when maintaining a blog was THE way to build your developer brand?

Developer Branding, Personal Websites, Blogging, Web Development

204 points by namanyayg 4 days ago | 159 comments

Lambda Calculus in 383 Bytes (2022) (justine.lol)

Lambda Calculus, Programming, Web Development, Computer Science

309 points by MrBuddyCasino 5 days ago | 48 comments

What is a DOM node? A peek under the hood (gregros.dev)
What makes an object a DOM node? Is it the prototype or something else?

Web Development, JavaScript, Programming, HTML, DOM

24 points by thunderbong 5 days ago | 9 comments

How to track website analytics using only Nginx and pure bash (sanixdk.xyz)
Hi there, what's up ?

Website Analytics, Nginx, Bash, Web Development, Linux

12 points by sanix-darker 5 days ago | 0 comments

How VPS work behind the scene (youtube.com)

VPS, Cloud Computing, Hosting, Technology, Web Development

11 points by devarifhossain 5 days ago | 0 comments

My "remote" web development setup (brettterpstra.com)
Recent changes in my health have made it such that some days I’m couch-bound upstairs, while my office (and primary work computer) is in the basement. This has led to some interesting solutions for my daily work.

Remote Work, Web Development, Productivity, Technology

4 points by thecosas 5 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Tower defense clicker game built with Svelte 5, without canvas (github.com/baterson)
A TowerDefence clicker game made with Svelte 5, without canvas. Playable on different screens, Mobile or Desktop. Created during SvelteHack 2024

Game Development, Svelte, Web Development, Tower Defense, Clicker Games

13 points by baterson 5 days ago | 3 comments

USPS website's banner alerts are simply someone un/commenting the HTML (reddit.com)
The USPS website's banner alerts are simply someone commenting and un-commenting the html (i.redd.it)

Web Development, USPS, Humor, Reddit

5 points by b0ner_t0ner 6 days ago | 0 comments

CSSWind: Bloat-Free Component Styling (xeiaso.net)
What you need when even HTMX is too much.

CSS, Web Development, Front-End Development, Performance Optimization

4 points by xena 6 days ago | 0 comments

Relatively New Things You Should Know about HTML Heading into 2025 (frontendmasters.com)
Not all of this is like absolutely brand spanking new just-dropped-in-2024 stuff. Some of it is, but generally it’s relatively new stuff that’s all pretty great. I’m pointing things out that I think are really worth knowing about. It’s possible you haven’t kept up too much with HTML developments as it tends to, rightfully, move a lot slower than CSS or JavaScript.

HTML, Web Development, Programming, Frontend Development, New Technologies

5 points by birdculture 6 days ago | 1 comments

A couple CSS tricks for HTML Dialog elements (cassidoo.co)
I recently was messing around with the HTML <dialog> element. It’s really handy for native dialogs without a ton of JavaScript.

CSS, HTML, Web Development

162 points by surprisetalk 7 days ago | 43 comments

Pathfinding to a moving target in evolving terrain (holm.dog)
In this post, I'm going to describe how I used direction fields to introduce fast and dynamic pathfinding to a browser game.

Pathfinding, Game Development, Web Development, Algorithms

73 points by friendshaver 7 days ago | 7 comments

Show HN: A self hostable forum like news.Y Combinator.com (lfx.lol)
Feel free to play around with this site, create an account, and make posts!

Self Hosting, Forums, Y Combinator, Web Development

18 points by dev2point0 7 days ago | 5 comments

Building Bauble (ianthehenry.com)
I made something that I think is pretty neat, and I want to tell you about it.

Creative Projects, Web Development

205 points by ianthehenry 7 days ago | 26 comments