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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 6,505 posts.
Duty to Document (2023)
If you learn something the hard way, it's you duty to share your lessons with others.
Build a Focus System for Better Work/Life Balance as a Web Developer
An unproductive day leads me to feel like I need to keep working. A focus system can help your days as a developer feel productive, freeing up your personal time for things you enjoy.
Trello for iPad is Here
We've taken the best of Trello and optimized it for that beautiful glass touchscreen you've got. It has all your favorite features as desktop. Download today.
LaTeX for tabletop
Get started on using LaTeX for writing your tabletop rulebooks, adventures, and zines.
A Unix Utility You Should Know About: Netcat (2009)
This is the second post in the article series about Unix utilities that you should know about. In this post I will introduce you to the netcat tool or simply nc. Netcat is often referred to as a Swiss Army knife utility, and for a good reason. Just like the multi-function usefulness of the venerable Swiss Army…
Templating for Lawyers
learn computer templateering in five minutes flat
Open Sourcing Tilt Brush
Tilt Brush, Google's virtual reality painting application, has collaborated with amazing creators over the years.
Reading across books with Claude Code
In which we teach an agent to read syntopically.
Announcing .NET Core Tools 1.0
Today, we are releasing .NET Core Tools 1.0. It’s an exciting day and an important milestone in the .NET Core journey. The tools are supported on Windows, macOS and Linux. You can use them at the command-line, with VS Code or as part of Visual Studio 2017. You can download the new .NET Core tools […]
Git Tips And Workflows
Personal homepage and blog of Nicola Paolucci aka @durdn
Tools for visualizing a codebase
Need to write a README, but running blank on words? If that bothers you frequently, consider generating diagrams.
Explaining explaining: a quick guide on explanatory writing
Hot takes and cold truths on software, startups, and the lies we tell ourselves.
Regular Expression Crossword Puzzle
A crossword puzzle designed for geeks, every single clue is a regular expression.
Programming Portals
Small, scoped areas within a graphical interface that allow users to read and write simple programmes
Qt Creator 18 Released
Qt Creator 18 highlights development containers to ease kit configuration, a convenient Overview tab, and various UX improvements.
Announcing Google Refine 2.0, a power tool for data wranglers
The latest news from Google on open source releases, major projects, events, and outreach programs for early career developers.
Mobile App Launch Checklist
Explore Branch guides, reports, case studies, webinars, podcasts, and practical resources for deep linking, attribution, mobile measurement, and app growth.
Twitter Boostrap Goodies
Twitter Bootstrap is a simple and flexible HTML, CSS, and Javascript for popular user interface components and interactions. In this post, I have found many useful tools, plugins and themes created specifically for Twitter Bootstrap. If you love using Twitter Bootstrap, I'm sure you will love all these resources.
I do not use a debugger (2016)
I learned to program with BASIC back when I was twelve. I would write elaborate programs and run them. Invariably, they would surprise me by failing to do what I expect. I would struggle for a time, but I'd eventually give up and just accept that whatever "bugs" I had created were there to stay. … Continue reading I…
Browsers eating RAM
This got a lot more attention than it deserves. As I'm pointing out below, it's likely the case that the system tool I used for measuring memory footprint isn't giving the full picture. It's also not a very indicative test in terms of every day use. However, I do think the reason this resonated with so many people is…
A Saner Windows Command Line
The default Windows command line experience is a little lacking. Let's supercharge it.
Migrating our backend from Vercel to Fly.io
Why we migrated OpenStatus' backend from Vercel to Fly.io using Hono and Bun — the challenges, performance gains, and lessons from the migration.
A Tiling Desktop Environment
I've been thinking about graphical shells recently. One of the great things about open source desktops is there is a plethora of choice when it comes to graphical shells. However they seem to fall into two camps: Full featured desktop environments that stick to the conventional stacking window metaphor. Narrowly…
The Problem with Git Flow
Learn why Git flow complicates the lifecycle and discover an alternative to streamline development.
Persistent packages on Steam Deck using Nix
The Steam Deck (and SteamOS) delivers a fantastic console-like experience on a Linux system. However, its immutable filesystem means that installing packages that persist across system upgrades isn’t straightforward. Fortunately, with a little Nix magic, you can work around that limitation.