SQLite: Outlandish Recursive Query Examples(sqlite.org)

183 points by Rendello 1 year ago | 48 comments

Interview of Robert Shingledecker, Tiny Core Linux and DSL Developer (2009)(distrowatch.com)

86 points by transpute 1 year ago | 32 comments

Codon: Python Compiler(usenix.org)

69 points by joak 3 years ago | 39 comments

1BRC Coding Challenge: Nerd Sniping the Java Community(infoq.com)

152 points by saikatsg 2 years ago | 41 comments

Coding on Copilot: Data suggests downward pressure on code quality(gitclear.com)

68 points by mpweiher 2 years ago | 34 comments

Cursed fire or #define black magic(ssloy.github.io)

24 points by davikr 1 year ago | 1 comments

Xkcd 1425 (Tasks) turns ten years old today(simonwillison.net)

926 points by ulrischa 2 years ago | 431 comments

Simon Willison blog post marking ten years of XKCD 1425 'Tasks', noting bird photo recognition went from research-level to trivial with vision models.

How I Experience Web Today (2021)(how-i-experience-web-today.com)

372 points by airstrike 2 years ago | 110 comments

An interactive satirical site that simulates the frustrating modern web browsing experience, starting from a mock search result page and layering on popups and banners.

Formal methods and the future of programming(blog.janestreet.com)

322 points by eatonphil 4 months ago | 99 comments

Jane Street Blog post on formal methods and their role in the future of programming, illustrated with OCaml-style specification code.

September 2026: The world today, as seen by one Polish guy(tomwojcik.com)

452 points by marjancek 26 days ago | 332 comments

An interactive scrollytelling essay by Tom Wojcik tracing how a closed strait affects fuel prices, harvests, bond markets and Poland's winter heating as of September 2026.

The Future Is Niri(ersei.net)

388 points by mattjhall 1 year ago | 202 comments

A personal blog post giving the author's opinion on the Niri scrollable tiling Wayland compositor after years of using Sway and i3.

Show HN: I recreated Windows XP as my portfolio(mitchivin.com)

899 points by mitchivin 1 year ago | 291 comments

A personal portfolio website built as a browser-based recreation of the Windows XP desktop, with sounds, animations, and working apps.