Why not parse `ls` and what to do instead(unix.stackexchange.com)

115 points by nomilk 2 years ago | 144 comments

Why did Borland ignore the Macintosh market?(retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)

115 points by SeenNotHeard 2 years ago | 145 comments

What happens when ambassadors are summoned by the host country?(politics.stackexchange.com)

114 points by azeemba 1 year ago | 70 comments

How much bigger could Earth be before rockets wouldn't work?(space.stackexchange.com)

393 points by trashtensor 2 years ago | 206 comments

A Space Exploration Stack Exchange question asking how much larger Earth could be before chemical rockets could no longer reach orbit.

Why did base64 win against uuencode?(retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)

200 points by egorpv 2 years ago | 91 comments

Shouldn't distant objects appear magnified?(astronomy.stackexchange.com)

500 points by frabert 3 years ago | 120 comments

An Astronomy Stack Exchange question asking whether very distant galaxies, such as those seen by JWST, should appear magnified due to the expansion of space.

Is Telegram really an encrypted messaging app?(blog.cryptographyengineering.com)

523 points by md224 2 years ago | 473 comments

Blog post by cryptographer Matthew Green examining whether Telegram actually qualifies as an encrypted messaging app, given its default lack of end-to-end encryption.

Ask HN: Should we bring software dev in-house?

526 points by 45HCPW 2 years ago | 530 comments

Ask HN post from a logistics company executive asking whether to replace an unresponsive third-party software vendor by building software in-house.

What a Hacker Stole from Me(mynoise.net)

355 points by wonger_ 1 year ago | 106 comments

A myNoise blog post by founder Stéphane describing a hacker's attack on the myNoise website, first via code-injection attempts and then a different strategy.

Don't use Discord as your Q&A forum(kraktoos.com)

415 points by kraktoos 3 years ago | 255 comments

A blog post arguing that Discord is a poor choice for a project's Q&A forum, citing chaotic message flow and terrible search and discoverability.

I'm Tired of Talking to AI(orchidfiles.com)

1753 points by theorchid 5 months ago | 850 comments

A personal essay recounting frustration with people replying using copy-pasted AI answers, including on GitHub discussions and from an employer sharing ChatGPT screenshots.

It's hard to write code for computers, but it's harder to write code for humans(erikbern.com)

429 points by imartin2k 2 years ago | 131 comments

Erik Bernhardsson's blog post arguing that writing code for humans, such as libraries, APIs and tools other developers use, is harder than writing code for computers.