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 ProgrammingIntroducing CUDA Rust: Two Tracks for Writing GPU Kernels
developer.nvidia.com · 7 points · 0 comments
Genotype: language that compiles to idiomatic TS, Rust and Python
genotype-lang.org · 6 points · 1 comments
Large language models develop novel social biases through adaptive exploration
openreview.net · 201 points · 116 comments
The universal programming language of LLMs
4 points · 9 comments
See all stocks traded by Donald Trump
capitolisation.com · 3 points · 0 comments
Hqtui: Terminal UI for TypeScript, Rust, Go, Python, Zig, Ruby
hqtui.com · 7 points · 1 comments
DOJ Blocked ICE Agent Shooting Charge over Federal Prosecutor's Objections
propublica.org · 7 points · 12 comments
Hire Every Engineer Like You'd Hire a VP
businessasusual.io · 9 points · 3 comments
Python sets and dictionaries can have quadratic-time performance
lemire.me · 4 points · 66 comments
C*: Unifying Programming and Verification in C
arxiv.org · 17 points · 59 comments
Reverse engineering the 2008 LogiCola, a logic drill program
logicola.org · 4 points · 2 comments
I think Astra is absolutely amazing but I'm back to 5.6 for software engineering
twitter.com · 5 points · 2 comments
Copperhead – Hardware as Fast as Software
copperhead.sh · 66 points · 115 comments
Experiment – Projectional Viewer
programmingsimplicity.substack.com · 3 points · 4 comments
YuzukiNeko – A Linux-Capable Allwinner F101 RISC-V SBC
cnx-software.com · 5 points · 0 comments
Prolog knowledge base over HTTP/JSON API, with an OpenAPI description
github.com · 3 points · 0 comments
Vagrant is approaching EOL. No more "Docker for VMs"
developer.hashicorp.com · 4 points · 8 comments
Why Labor's Share of Wealth Is Shrinking
nytimes.com · 10 points · 8 comments
Making software hurts now
notes.erlend.sh · 10 points · 4 comments
Reverse Engineering an ASIC
kjartanvandriel.github.io · 65 points · 9 comments
Forget Rigid Stock Screeners – A Universal Query API for Financial Data
financialdata.net · 2 points · 0 comments
Programming is Art
orchidfiles.com · 80 points · 206 comments
Golden hour API and a 3D globe of the best light
golden.sendafun.com · 2 points · 0 comments
Making a Python interpreter in 1024 bytes
austinhenley.com · 94 points · 112 comments
Windows 11's "special" developer edition looks like another marketing misfire
neowin.net · 83 points · 70 comments
Show your micro-SaaS (September 2026)
4 points · 44 comments
A defense of object-orientated programming
codeandcake.dev · 10 points · 6 comments
PixelDraw – simple drawing software for web(WASM) and desktop
akshy.codeberg.page · 2 points · 0 comments
Any Software Engineers here who enjoy their AI-native dev workflow?
3 points · 16 comments
I'm teaching an introductory 12 week course on Quantum Oracle Engineering
shukla.io · 22 points · 23 comments