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  1. Ask HN: Do you have any evidence that agentic coding works?
    ×3.26 30 #42 | 355 points by terabytest 1 day ago | 359 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  2. Ask HN: Revive a mostly dead Discord server
    ×0.30 103 #71 | 17 points by movedx 18 hours ago | 22 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  3. Ask HN: Is it even possible to stop Google Calendar Spam?
    ×1.78 | 2 points by artur_makly 18 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  4. Ask HN: Is retreq / retspec a thing?
    ×0.28 | 2 points by foobarbecue 3 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  5. Ask HN: COBOL devs, how are AI coding affecting your work?
    ×1.01 72 | 166 points by zkid18 2 days ago | 183 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  6. Ask HN: Which common map projections make Greenland look smaller?
    ×0.52 92 | 17 points by jimnotgym 22 hours ago | 13 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  7. Ask HN: Why don't tech companies provide housing?
    ×0.76 30 | 4 points by alcasa 4 hours ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  8. Ask HN: How do you keep system context from rotting over time?
    ×0.58 87 | 15 points by kennethops 23 hours ago | 19 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  9. Ask HN: How to introduce Claude Code to a team?
    ×0.54 100 | 8 points by 9dev 1 day ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  10. Ask HN: What are the recommender systems papers from 2024-2025?
    ×1.74 86 | 14 points by haensi 1 day ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  11. Ask HN: What's an API that you wish existed?
    ×1.17 97 | 9 points by tornikeo 1 day ago | 14 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  12. Ask HN: Did past "bubbles" have so many people claiming we were in a bubble?
    ×2.25 80 | 16 points by bmau5 17 hours ago | 18 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  13. Ask HN: Local models to support home network infrastructure?
    ×0.71 107 | 5 points by DrAwdeOccarim 1 day ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  14. Ask HN: Breaking into tech project management from different field?
    ×0.53 113 | 4 points by conner_h5 18 hours ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  15. Ask HN: How worried should I be about running LLM code on my machine?
    ×1.06 96 | 9 points by scoofy 1 day ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  16. Ask HN: Should you combine your personal website and blog or keep them separate?
    ×1.73 110 | 6 points by nanfinitum 21 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  17. Ask HN: Clipboard overflows causing system crashes in macOS Tahoe 26.3 beta 2?
    ×1.28 98 | 8 points by nhubbard 1 day ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  18. Ask HN: How would you design for this scale today?
    ×0.94 112 | 4 points by phs318u 1 day ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  19. Ask HN: Would you trust a new browser security extension in 2025?
    ×0.24 123 | 3 points by linklock 1 day ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  20. TruCite–an independent verification layer for AI outputs in regulated workflows
    ×0.37 163 | 3 points by docmani74 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  21. Ask HN: What non-fiction do you read?
    ×1.09 104 | 14 points by yanis_t 1 day ago | 15 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  22. Ask HN: What should I do with my old laptop in 2026?
    ×1.12 154 | 5 points by nanfinitum 1 day ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  23. Treating anxiety as a bug in legacy code (engineering approach)
    ×0.35 116 | 5 points by bitkin_dev 23 hours ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  24. AI Californication
    ×1.90 129 | 6 points by shoman3003 1 day ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  25. Ask HN: Do we need independence and autonomy in Edge-Cloud?
    ×0.70 | 2 points by Dutchhack 18 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  26. Ask HN: how to detect teammate vs. enemy in Krunker.io?
    ×0.42 | 2 points by kracked0x 18 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  27. Fabric lets me assess online AI from my Unix CLI
    ×0.33 | 2 points by oldguy101 20 hours ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  28. Tell HN: Linode EU-West (London) is having routing problems
    ×0.33 | 2 points by handelaar 21 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  29. Ask HN: Doing well solo, struggling in team-centric engineering roles
    ×0.81 130 | 3 points by ig0r0 22 hours ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  30. Ask HN: How do you find a GTM cofounder for a developer-first infra startup?
    ×0.84 131 | 3 points by Aydarbek 22 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  31. Ask HN: Claude Opus performance affected by time of day?
    ×0.54 148 | 39 points by scaredreally 4 days ago | 39 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  32. Ask HN: Burned out from tech, what else is there?
    ×4.89 21 | 89 points by bleosh 21 hours ago | 95 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  33. Ask HN: One IP, multiple unrealistic locations worldwide hitting my website
    ×0.47 157 | 43 points by nacho-daddy 5 days ago | 26 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  34. Tell HN: YouTube gave my username switzerland to a half government organization
    ×2.10 155 | 38 points by faebi 5 days ago | 9 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  35. Ask HN: How do solo founders handle security?
    ×1.48 132 | 4 points by massi24 1 day ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  36. Tell HN: The way I do simple data management for new prototypes
    ×0.44 176 | 15 points by AndreyK1984 5 days ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  37. Ask HN: Is there a search engine that blocks SEO / AI content?
    ×1.35 142 | 4 points by cauliflower99 1 day ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  38. Ask HN: When has humanities/history knowledge helped you in tech?
    ×0.53 144 | 7 points by amadeuswoo 1 day ago | 7 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  39. YC Events
    ×0.63 141 | 8 points by obedvega 1 day ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  40. Ask HN: How have you or your firm made money with LLMs?
    ×0.78 180 | 12 points by bwestergard 4 days ago | 11 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  41. Ask HN: How to bullet proof yourself from AI?
    ×1.18 143 | 20 points by max_ 3 days ago | 23 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  42. Ask HN: Browser extension vs. native app for structured form filling?
    ×0.39 185 | 6 points by livrasand 4 days ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  43. Ask HN: How many local logins do you have on your computer?
    ×0.36 159 | 8 points by bahmboo 2 days ago | 15 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  44. Ask HN: What are your best purchases under $100?
    ×4.57 140 | 91 points by krishadi 5 days ago | 247 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  45. Ask HN: Why not have cemeteries for lines of descent?
    ×0.97 170 | 3 points by amichail 1 day ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  46. Ask HN: How to get a job after a career break?
    ×0.80 158 | 11 points by shivajikobardan 3 days ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  47. Tell HN: Execution is cheap, ideas matter again
    ×1.01 179 | 18 points by keepamovin 5 days ago | 11 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  48. Ask HN: Where to find VC fund or investor for project in Europe?
    ×0.55 147 | 8 points by nicksbg 2 days ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  49. Ask HN: What non-LLM tools have meaningfully improved your dev productivity?
    ×0.36 167 | 4 points by primaprashant 2 days ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  50. Ask HN: Is replacing an enterprise product with LLMs a realistic strategy?
    ×0.65 174 | 8 points by chandmk 3 days ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  51. Ask your Slack bot what the dev team shipped
    ×0.20 | 2 points by inferno22 2 days ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  52. Ask HN: Are cross-platform UI frameworks suitable for camera apps?
    ×0.24 182 | 4 points by Austin_Conlon 2 days ago | 3 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  53. Tell HN: Poshmark instantly leaked my email to scammers
    ×0.53 164 | 8 points by hardenedmetapod 2 days ago | 8 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  54. Ask HN: Who's using DuckDB in production?
    ×0.60 184 | 7 points by yakkomajuri 4 days ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  55. Ask HN: Fundraising compensation
    ×0.62 187 | 4 points by ebitda_ai 5 days ago | 5 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  56. Why are websites trying to talk at me?
    ×0.44 186 | 3 points by LeratoAustini 3 days ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  57. Ask HN: 1 year from today what will have been the worst behavior from AI corps?
    ×0.25 183 | 3 points by keepamovin 2 days ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  58. Ask HN: AI music covers in 2026?
    ×0.78 178 | 17 points by sexy_seedbox 5 days ago | 9 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  59. Ask HN: Do you think college is/was worth it?
    ×1.04 181 | 9 points by hallole 4 days ago | 17 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  60. Ask HN: Those who quit tech, moved back home, what do you do?
    ×1.59 177 | 14 points by akudha 4 days ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  61. The space and motion of communicating agents (2008) [pdf] (cam.ac.uk)
    ×0.40 56 #43 | 48 points by dhorthy 14 hours ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  62. Benchmark Comparison: JSONL vs. TOON output for JSON-render efficiency (github.com/vercel-labs)
    ×1.36 | 2 points by lafalce 42 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  63. X For You Feed Algorithm (github.com/xai-org)
    ×3.13 46 | 119 points by grainier 1 day ago | 63 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  64. Show HN: 1Code – Open-source Cursor-like UI for Claude Code (github.com/21st-dev)
    ×0.67 133 | 74 points by Bunas 5 days ago | 48 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  65. Everyone Deserves a Better Computer (aheadcomputing.com)
    ×0.72 | 1 points by turoczy 8 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  66. Show HN: Semantic map and analysis of Hacker News stories in 2025 (lincolnmaxwell.com)
    ×0.72 | 1 points by youngermax 11 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  67. Porsche sold more electrified cars in Europe in 2025 than pure gas-powered cars (porsche.com)
    ×3.23 1 | 460 points by m463 1 day ago | 711 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  68. Show HN: AWS-doctor – A terminal-based AWS health check and cost optimizer in Go (github.com/elC0mpa)
    ×0.67 106 | 51 points by elC0mpa 2 days ago | 21 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  69. The Next Tiramisu (quarter--mile.com)
    ×0.64 | 1 points by surprisetalk 29 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  70. Show HN: I built a tool to assist AI agents to know when a PR is good to go (dsifry.github.io)
    ×0.57 19 | 44 points by dsifry 4 days ago | 35 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  71. Show HN: Opal Editor, free Obsidian alternative for markdown and site publishing (github.com/rbbydotdev)
    ×1.49 122 | 35 points by rbbydotdev 2 days ago | 6 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  72. Show HN: App to spoof GPS location on iOS without jailbreaking (github.com/acheong08)
    ×2.58 152 | 19 points by acheong08 3 days ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  73. Starlink users must opt out of all browsing data being used to train xAI models (twitter.com/cryps1s)
    ×3.93 78 | 94 points by pizza 1 day ago | 28 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  74. Show HN: Citizen Water Signal – A tool to make tap water issues visible (India) (citizensignal.site)
    ×0.71 | 2 points by eskimo87 5 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  75. Show HN: Visual Database Schema Designer (Angular 21 and .NET 10) (dbvisualdesigner.com)
    ×2.07 160 | 6 points by temakonkin 2 days ago | 4 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  76. Show HN: Agent Skills – 1k curated Claude Code skills from 60k+ GitHub skills (agent-skills.cc)
    ×1.05 138 | 3 points by lixiaofei 23 hours ago | 2 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  77. Show HN: Claude Skill Editor (github.com/mtct)
    ×1.13 | 2 points by mtct88 1 day ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  78. Show HN: I built a narrative game about running a thrift shop (steampowered.com)
    ×0.74 18 #52 | 6 points by hollowlimb 2 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  79. The new breed of 'zero bills' homes where you pay nothing for your energy (sky.com)
    ×1.44 37 | 3 points by Brajeshwar 31 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  80. Targeted Bets: An alternative approach to the job hunt (seanmuirhead.com)
    ×1.13 73 #84 | 128 points by seany62 1 day ago | 100 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  81. A Japanese screw craftsman who single-handedly produces 400k screws a day [video] (youtube.com)
    ×2.29 46 | 3 points by surprisetalk 29 minutes ago | 1 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  82. Simple Sabotage Field Manual (1944) [pdf] (cia.gov)
    ×2.02 55 | 160 points by praptak 1 day ago | 63 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  83. Majority of CEOs report zero payoff from AI splurge (theregister.com)
    ×7.77 13 | 90 points by dijksterhuis 20 hours ago | 56 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  84. IPv6 is not insecure because it lacks a NAT (johnmaguire.me)
    ×2.79 29 #31 | 265 points by johnmaguire 20 hours ago | 375 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  85. Unconventional PostgreSQL Optimizations (hakibenita.com)
    ×2.33 26 #33 | 402 points by haki 1 day ago | 63 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  86. Show HN: Agent Skills Leaderboard (skills.sh)
    ×1.32 31 #54 | 115 points by andrewqu 18 hours ago | 39 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  87. Show HN: Hekate – A Zero-Copy ZK Engine Overcoming the Memory Wall
    ×0.89 175 | 8 points by y00zzeek 3 days ago | 10 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  88. I built an in-memory rate limiter in a Next.js project (freecodecamp.org)
    ×0.60 | 1 points by sudo_kaizen 25 minutes ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  89. Show HN: MicroState – JavaScript City Builder (neocities.org)
    ×2.59 99 | 5 points by iaincollins 14 hours ago | discuss | ▲ ▼ ??? ???
  90. Show HN: Xenia – A monospaced font built with a custom Python engine (github.com/Loretta1982)
    ×0.85 105 | 74 points by xeniafont 3 days ago | 42 comments | ▲ ▼ ??? ???