Why does JSON have commas?(simonsafar.com)

20 points by Tomte 1 year ago | 32 comments

Show HN: Lissom.CSS - A classless, minimalist, and themeable CSS library(lissomware.github.io)

43 points by Looky1173 3 years ago | 38 comments

Please just try HTMX(pleasejusttryhtmx.com)

494 points by iNic 10 months ago | 402 comments

An opinionated, profanity-laced essay urging web developers to try HTMX instead of choosing between raw JavaScript and heavy frameworks like React.

Snorting the AGI with Claude Code(kadekillary.work)

290 points by beigebrucewayne 1 year ago | 183 comments

A bunch of programming advice I'd give to myself 15 years ago(mbuffett.com)

493 points by marcusbuffett 2 years ago | 289 comments

A personal blog post in which a programmer lists advice he would give his younger self, such as fixing recurring team problems at their root.

Wayland set the Linux Desktop back by 10 years?(omar.yt)

245 points by omarroth 7 months ago | 263 comments

Don't use custom CSS scrollbars(ericwbailey.website)

338 points by Twixes 3 years ago | 210 comments

Blog post by Eric Bailey arguing against styling custom scrollbars with CSS, citing accessibility and usability concerns.

Writing that changed how I think about programming languages(bernsteinbear.com)

388 points by r4um 1 year ago | 48 comments

A blog post listing papers, posts, and videos on programming languages and compilers that changed the author's thinking, with short commentary on each.

That's not an abstraction, that's a layer of indirection(fhur.me)

546 points by fagnerbrack 1 year ago | 213 comments

A blog post arguing that many so-called abstractions in codebases are merely layers of indirection that add complexity and hurt performance without real value.

The Art of Finishing(bytedrum.com)

609 points by emmorts 2 years ago | 147 comments

A personal blog essay on the ByteDrum blog about a developer's pile of unfinished side projects and the challenge of actually finishing them.

I stopped everything and started writing C again(kmx.io)

371 points by dvrj101 1 year ago | 392 comments

A personal blog post by a longtime freelance developer explaining why they moved from Ruby on Rails and Common Lisp back to writing C.

All I wanted was a custom domain email(jacobg.co)

67 points by jgx0 21 days ago | 95 comments

A personal blog post about the author's search for an affordable custom-domain email service with unlimited addresses, verified sending, and Apple Mail integration.