Hacker News with Generative AI: Web Development

Item Flow, Part 1: A new unified concept for layout (webkit.org)
CSS Grid and Flexbox brought incredible layout tools to the web, but they don’t yet do everything a designer might want. One of those things is a popular layout pattern called “masonry” or “waterfall,” which currently still requires a Javascript library to accomplish.

CSS, Web Development, Layout, Javascript

39 points by ulrischa 6 hours ago | 9 comments

We Moved Off Next.js (documenso.com)
When we started building Documenso, choosing Next.js was a no-brainer. We wanted SSR (server-side rendering), easy routing, and the vibrant community that came with it. It helped us ship fast, iterate quickly, and provided all the essentials in one neat package. For a while, it was exactly what we needed.

Web Development, Next.js, Software, Technology, Frameworks

12 points by ko_pivot 8 hours ago | 2 comments

Django 5.2 Released (djangoproject.com)
The Django team is happy to announce the release of Django 5.2.

New Releases, Software, Python, Web Development, Django

53 points by j4mie 11 hours ago | 22 comments

A steam locomotive from 1993 broke my yarn test (cloudflare.com)
So the story begins with a pair programming session I had with my colleague, which I desperately needed because my node skill tree is still at level 1, and I needed to get started with React because I'll be working on our internal backstage instance.

Programming, React, Javascript, Web Development

157 points by jgrahamc 12 hours ago | 67 comments

The Fifth Kind of Optimisation (tratt.net)
A little while back I wrote about what I considered to be the four main kinds of optimisation:

Optimization, Web Development, Programming

3 points by todsacerdoti 15 hours ago | 1 comments

Show HN: I vibecoded a 35k LoC recipe app (recipeninja.ai)

Web Development, Software, Personal Projects, Recipes

116 points by tomblomfield 23 hours ago | 227 comments

Ask HN: Are Squarespace and Wix sites worth it? (ycombinator.com)
I’ve been involved in web dev in different forms for 20 years, but I’ve never done anything with these types of websites.

Web Development, Squarespace, Wix

10 points by LouisLazaris 1 day ago | 11 comments

Mithril.js: small (8.96 KB gzipped) modern client-side JavaScript framework (github.com/MithrilJS)
A modern client-side JavaScript framework for building Single Page Applications. It's small (8.96 KB gzipped), fast and provides routing and XHR utilities out of the box.

JavaScript, Web Development, Frameworks

36 points by Brysonbw 1 day ago | 13 comments

Zed Agentic Editing (zed.dev)
Support for autonomous AI-driven edits, with a refreshed Assistant Panel, better MCP integration, and more.

Artificial Intelligence, Software, Editors, Productivity, Web Development

14 points by indigodaddy 1 day ago | 1 comments

Show HN: Make SVGs interactive in React with 1 line (vercel.app)

React, SVG, Web Development, Interactive, Frontend Development

50 points by shantingHou 1 day ago | 17 comments

Tell HN: Camelgate NPM Outage (Cloudflare) (ycombinator.com)
EDIT: Back online?!<p>NPM discussion: https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/8203<p>NPM incident: https://status.npmjs.org/incidents/hdtkrsqp134s<p>Cloudflare messaging: https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/gshczn1wxh74<p>GitHub issue: https://github.com/sindresorhus/camelcase/issues/114<p>Anyone experiencing npm outage that's more than just the referenced camelcase package?

Software, Web Development, Cloud Computing, Networking

116 points by bavarianbob 1 day ago | 33 comments

RubyUI (Former PhlexUI): Ruby Gem for RubyUI Components (github.com/ruby-ui)
Beautifully designed components that you can copy and paste into your apps. Accessible. Customizable. Open Source.

Ruby, Web Development, UI Libraries, Open Source, Programming

163 points by ksec 1 day ago | 38 comments

Show HN: Wasp – the first full-stack framework powered by an LLM (wasp.sh)
For those of you who are new here, we have been building a full-stack, batteries-included web framework for the last four years. You can think of Wasp as a modern, JS-based incarnation of Laravel, Django or Ruby on Rails. We based it on a custom compiler so it doesn’t depend on the specific stack or the architecture in the long run (currently it supports React, Node.js and Prisma).

Web Development, Frameworks, JavaScript, Full Stack

17 points by matijash 1 day ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Nue – Apps lighter than a React button (nuejs.org)
On this release we're showing what you can do by taking the modern web standards — HTML, CSS, and JS — to their absolute peak:

Web Development, JavaScript, Performance, Frameworks

722 points by tipiirai 2 days ago | 552 comments

Browsercraft: Java Minecraft in the browser (cheerpj.com)
This is a proof-of-concept demo of Minecraft 1.2.5 running unmodified in the browser.

Java, Minecraft, Web Development, Gaming

161 points by John7878781 2 days ago | 100 comments

The <select> element can now be customized with CSS (chrome.com)
From Chrome 135, web developers and designers can finally unite on an accessible, standardized and CSS styleable <select> element on the web.

Web Development, CSS, Accessibility

496 points by tosh 3 days ago | 182 comments

You're protecting your data wrong – Introducing the Protected Query Pattern (vercel.app)
Securing modern full-stack applications can be complex. You have to manage authorizations in many different contexts from UI to data mutation functions.

Data Security, Web Development, Software Engineering, Programming

33 points by jussinevavuori 3 days ago | 21 comments

Moving 18 years of comments out of Disqus and into my 11ty static site (sachachua.com)
I've been thinking of getting rid of the Disqus blog commenting system for a while. I used to use it in the hopes that it would handle spam filtering and the "someone has replied to your comment" notification for me. Getting rid of Disqus means one less thing that needs Javascript, one less thing that tracks people in ways we don't want, one less thing that shows ads and wants to sell our attention.

Web Development, Privacy, Disqus, Comment System

11 points by lr0 3 days ago | 3 comments

I made a show shuffler that shuffles shows in order (tgwil.net)
Shuffle things in order

Software, Creative Projects, Web Development, Programming

27 points by MountainMan1312 3 days ago | 18 comments

Minimal CSS-only blurry image placeholders (leanrada.com)
Here’s a CSS technique that produces blurry image placeholders (LQIPs) without cluttering up your markup — Only a single custom property needed!

CSS, Web Development, Image Optimization, Performance

13 points by ChiptuneIsCool 4 days ago | 1 comments

Vitodeploy: Self hosted Laravel Forge alternative (vitodeploy.com)

Self-Hosting, Laravel, Web Development, Cloud Hosting, Alternatives

22 points by wilsonfiifi 4 days ago | 9 comments

Experimental Tauri Verso Integration (tauri.app)
So first off, what is Verso? Verso is a browser based on Servo, a web browser rendering engine written in Rust

Web Development, Rust, Web Browsers, Open Source

137 points by stareatgoats 4 days ago | 44 comments

Andrej Karpathy on the State of Web Development (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.

Web Development, Artificial Intelligence, Twitter

47 points by mg 5 days ago | 56 comments

Et Tu, Grammarly? (dbushell.com)
For a few months now I’ve received sporadic reports that my website was broken. They said the layout was askew and things were sized strangely. They had screenshots to prove it. This was embarrassing for a professional website builder.

Web Development, Website Building, Technical Issues, Software

273 points by dbushell 5 days ago | 74 comments

Show HN: A web app that shows toilets near you (toilette-in-der-naehe.de)
Dringend eine Toilette in der Nähe gesucht? Mit unserer Karte finden Sie sofort öffentliche WCs in Ihrer Umgebung. Egal ob Sie eine barrierefreie Toilette, ein kostenloses WC oder eine nachts geöffnete Toilette suchen – wir zeigen Ihnen den schnellsten Weg dorthin. Bei uns finden Sie Toiletten in ganz Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz.

Web Development, Location-Based Services, Germany, Austria, Switzerland

7 points by jandr00id 5 days ago | 2 comments

Caido – A lightweight web security auditing toolkit (caido.io)
Caido aims to help security professionals and enthusiasts audit web applications with efficiency and ease.

Security, Web Development, Tools

50 points by charlieirish 5 days ago | 4 comments

Plain – a web framework for building products with Python (plainframework.com)
Plain is a fork of Django, bringing new ideas to established patterns in the Python landscape. Build a new business, an internal tool, or something for yourself.

Python, Web Development, Frameworks, Open Source

308 points by brylie 5 days ago | 156 comments

Show HN: Multiplayer TRON Game in Browser (kanishkdan.com)

Web Development, Multiplayer Games, Gaming

7 points by kanishkdan98 5 days ago | 2 comments

Django's REST (Framework) Problem (danlamanna.com)

Django, REST Framework, Web Development, Programming

11 points by miiiiiike 5 days ago | 3 comments

Writing an HTTP Server in Go from Scratch: Part 2 (krayorn.com)
Last year I wrote a blog post explaining how I built my HTTP Server in Golang by following a Coder Crafters, I got some good feedback on it and improved the HTTP Server quite a bit, let’s dive into the changes!

Programming, Go, Web Development, Tutorials, Open Source

38 points by krayorn 6 days ago | 1 comments