Programming stories
Software engineering is the backbone of Hacker News. This topic covers programming languages, frameworks, databases, developer tooling, and the craft of building reliable systems at scale.
From language design debates to database internals and CI/CD practices, these stories reflect what working engineers care about. Birbla keeps a running archive so you can revisit discussions that aged well.
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RSS feed for ProgrammingGlider: A single-node vector database with S3 as its only durable state
github.com · 3 points · 0 comments
Personal software factories are a waste of time
peterp.me · 30 points · 36 comments
LLM analyzed 150k Reddit posts to identify side effects of unapproved new GLP-1
engineering.upenn.edu · 3 points · 0 comments
Someone Behind the Software
karrisaarinen.com · 51 points · 18 comments
Python's binary wheels and supply chain attacks
rushter.com · 5 points · 1 comments
macOS 15.8.2 Breaks OpenGL
developer.apple.com · 132 points · 86 comments
MockForge – Lightweight, zero-dependency Python API and Webhook
github.com · 4 points · 0 comments
Germany's 17M Immigrants: Where They Come From
visualcapitalist.com · 8 points · 11 comments
The Brain Sandwich
terriblesoftware.org · 9 points · 4 comments
Legal experts warn Meta's new terms still grant broad scraping permissions
niemanlab.org · 30 points · 6 comments
JSynth – Visual Programming Editor for Julia
github.com · 3 points · 0 comments
DeepSeek search and fetch – $0.75 per 1000 successful requests
api-docs.deepseek.com · 68 points · 221 comments
Cosplay as a tech lead, using gVisor to sandbox agents
github.com · 2 points · 0 comments
MoroccoAPI: An open source API for Moroccan public data
moroccoapi.dev · 2 points · 0 comments
I built a programming language that LLMs can't use
blog.picheta.me · 7 points · 4 comments
It's still OK to enjoy programming
chriskiehl.com · 6 points · 0 comments
Microsoft and CMU Team Up to Train Early Career Software Engineers
cs.cmu.edu · 15 points · 80 comments
OpenCode Hacked. Keys Stolen
twitter.com · 13 points · 0 comments
TikTok "Permanently Suspends" the 'Musk' Film Account, Raising Suppression Fears
hollywoodreporter.com · 8 points · 0 comments
tsc-ts: TypeScript written in TypeScript
github.com · 26 points · 48 comments
Interactive Linear Programming in the Browser
lpviz.net · 3 points · 12 comments
The future of programming – A.I. Wasserman and S. Gutz (1982)
dl.acm.org · 12 points · 18 comments
AI is driving a boom in modestly successful software projects
seangoedecke.com · 16 points · 1 comments
Things to Do API
thingstodoapi.com · 14 points · 24 comments
Untitled Goose Game Studio's Newest Isn't on Xbox Because of BDS Movement
bigwalk.game · 16 points · 0 comments
/dev/null: social network for developers
dev-null.sh · 40 points · 169 comments
Toolbit – 43 local-first developer utilities in one place
toolbit.app · 3 points · 1 comments
Signal says minister's changes to bill will not persuade it to stay in Canada
theglobeandmail.com · 28 points · 0 comments
Inside Polymarket's paid quote-retweet esports program
readergrev.com · 54 points · 62 comments
Postgres 19 delayed after AI reviewers find more bugs than humans can fix
theregister.com · 39 points · 91 comments