A desktop app for isolated, parallel agentic development
A desktop application for parallel agentic development. Why parallelize? Here are some specific use cases we enable: Contextual continuity between relevant changes: e.g. create a workspace for code-review, refactor, and new-feature GPT-5-Pro: use the slow but powerful GPT-5-Pro for complex issues Run in the background for hours on end The stream will automatically resume after […]
Show HN: Safe-NPM – only install packages that are +90 days old
A security-focused npm installer that protects your projects from newly compromised packages. Why does this exist? Supply chain attacks on npm packages are a growing threat. Attackers sometimes compromise legitimate packages by: Stealing maintainer credentials Publishing malicious updates to popular packages Taking over abandoned packages These attacks often happen suddenly—a package that was safe yesterday […]
Rust is a disappointment
I used to call myself a Rust hater, but really I was doing it just to compensate for the perceivable fanboyism e.g. Rust tops on stackoverflow surveys as most-loved language. There are many reasons to hate C++, and I hate C++ too. Lots of people were waiting for a better programming language, but got Rust […]
µcad: New open source programming language that can generate 2D sketches and 3D
microcad.xyz Skip to main content Skip to footer Welcome to the website of µcad! Microcad (or µcad) is a new open source programming language that can generate 2D sketches and 3D objects. The project is still in its early stages, but µcad is becoming increasingly stable. New ideas are being added to the code every […]
“Good engineering management” is a fad
As I get older, I increasingly think about whether I’m spending my time the right way to advance my career and my life. This is also a question that your company asks about you every performance cycle: is this engineering manager spending their time effectively to advance the company or their organization? Confusingly, in my […]
780k Windows Users Downloaded Linux Distro Zorin OS in the Last 5 Weeks
Upgrade directly and keep your existing files, apps, and settings. Available for testing today. We’re thrilled to announce that Zorin OS 18 has amassed 1 million downloads in just over a month since its release, breaking all previous records. The response from users, tech reviewers, and creators around the world has been incredible: “Zorin OS […]
Fran Sans – font inspired by San Francisco light rail displays
Written by EMILY SNEDDONPublished on 6TH NOVEMBER 2025 Fran Sans is a display font in every sense of the term. It’s an interpretation of the destination displays found on some of the light rail vehicles that service the city of San Francisco.SFMTA Photo DepartmentI say some because destination displays aren’t consistently used across the city’s […]
G0-G3 corners, visualised: learn what “Apple corners” are
G0-G3 corners, visualised: learn what ＂Apple corners＂ are by dangroshev | Download free STL model | Printables.com G0, G1, G2, and G3 continuous surfaces 5 7 0 1874 updated November 23, 2025 You might have seen this image before (it’s hard to attribute, my best guess is among the links below): The two corners look […]
Native Secure Enclave backed SSH keys on macOS
It turns out that MacOS Tahoe can generate and use secure-enclave backed SSH keys! This replaces projects like https://github.com/maxgoedjen/secretive There is a shared library /usr/lib/ssh-keychain.dylib that traditionally has been used to add smartcard support to ssh by implementing PKCS11Provider interface. However since recently it also implements SecurityKeyProivder which supports loading keys directly from the secure […]
JOPA: Java compiler in C++, Jikes modernized to Java 6 with Claude
A totally Claude’d effort in modernizing jikes, the historical independent javac implementation in C++. Could be useful for bootstrap purposes. Java 5 & 6 Support This fork adds comprehensive Java 5 (J2SE 5.0) and Java 6 (Java SE 6) language features: Java 5 Features ✅ Generics – Type erasure with generic classes, methods, and bounded […]