A sufficiently detailed spec is code
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Don’t post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans.
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X is testing a new ad format that connects posts with products
X is testing a new ad format that inserts a recommendation directly underneath a post that references the company or…
Poor Deming never stood a chance
Lorin Hochstein systems February 16, 2026 5 Minutes This post is an elaboration of a shorter post I wrote about…
Stories From 25 Years of Software Development
Stories From 25 Years of Software Development By Susam Pal on 06 Feb 2026 Last year, I completed 20 years…
Notepad++ Users, You May Have Been Hacked by China
Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyInfrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six…
I miss thinking hard
I miss thinking hard. 03 February, 2026 ¦ venting ¦ opinion ¦ AI Before you read this post, ask yourself…
No, Cloudflare’s Matrix server isn’t an earnest project
No, Cloudflare’s Matrix server isn’t an earnest project¶ Yesterday, 2026-01-27, Cloudflare published a blog post announcing that they had built…
Judge orders stop to FBI search of devices seized from Washington Post reporter
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Why Silicon Valley is really talking about fleeing California (it’s not the 5%)
If you’ve been following the billionaire exodus from California with some confusion, here’s what’s actually driving the nervousness: it’s not…
This is not the future
by mathieui on Sat 08 November 2025 I thought about this when reading a mastodon post which commented on a news where…
The element should actually do something
« The fate of “small” open source 14 Dec The <time> element should actually do something Posted December 14, 2025 by Nolan…
Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2025)
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Personal blogs are back, should niche blogs be next?
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WhatsApp gets its own Instagram Notes-like feature
WhatsApp is getting its own version of a status update feature, similar to Instagram Notes. As on Instagram, the new…
Wikipedia urges AI companies to use its paid API, and stop scraping
Wikipedia on Monday laid out a simple plan to ensure its website continues to be supported in the AI era,…
Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2025)
Please state the location and include REMOTE for remote work, REMOTE (US) or similar if the country is restricted, and…
What we talk about when we talk about sideloading
We recently published a blog post with our reaction to the new Google Developer Program and how it impacts your…
Libera Chat receives legal advice that the Online Safety Act does not apply to them
The good advice 25th October 2025 by She First of all, a massive thank you to everyone who donated since…
You can’t libel the dead. But that doesn’t mean you should deepfake them.
Zelda Williams, daughter of the late actor Robin Williams, has a poignant message for her father’s fans. “Please, just stop…