15:[[45934669,{"by":"gooob","descendants":18,"id":45934669,"kids":[45934973,45935223,45996946,45936284,45935971,45935188,45935170,45934917,45954606,45935544,45942962,45935423,46006921,45935842,45943573],"score":33,"text":"literal shower-thought i had tonight as i was thinking about how at work we all don't like dealing with our helm charts because the syntax and structure ends up looking so ugly and it just feels wrong (not to mention the multiple different approaches of handling kubernetes resources in multiple different pipelines.

i try to see beyond any initial repulsion to weird looking code because i know that it may be super functional. but it got me thinking: what makes code beautiful? what makes code "high quality"? (other than that it results in a working, performant, and robust software program obviously).

so i'm curious -- can you show me the best code you've encountered? it can be a small snippet or it can be a "slice of a library" or an architecture etc. have you written anything yourself that you are super proud of?","time":1763175323,"title":"What is the most beautiful / highest quality code you've seen (or written)?","type":"story"}],[45950934,{"by":"taariqlewis","descendants":22,"id":45950934,"kids":[45951835,45952432,45960836,45953355,45963344,45960120,45956290,45952119,45952236,45953409,45954518,45951005,45951304,45952758],"score":19,"text":"Curious whether AI tooling are making engineers more productive with more free time or more productive with even less free time.","time":1763355277,"title":"Ask HN: Engineers working AI tools. Are you working more or less?","type":"story"}],[45837560,{"by":"tbwriting","descendants":11,"id":45837560,"kids":[45843538,45837598,45849316,45838474,45863745,45837725,45862185,45856271,45840227,45844089],"score":12,"text":"I've found leads here and there, nothing that really captures it though - specifically key aspects like hiring, raising funding, and such. I figured if any community knew of good ones I missed, it would be this one!","time":1762449242,"title":"Ask HN: What games let you simulate running a startup?","type":"story"}],[45642527,{"by":"cauliflower99","descendants":49,"id":45642527,"kids":[45645941,45644643,45647907,45644263,45642848,45645544,45698355,45644383,45644122,45643942,45643980,45647678,45643345,45645076,45647724,45646084,45647962,45693900,45643412,45644813,45650327,45643868,45643745,45646076,45645819,45644698,45648993,45705896,45669222,45644534,45644165,45644179,45644268,45644673],"score":55,"text":"I'm looking to create a list of projects that people have had success with, whether they are personal projects that have no financial incentive or projects that have made money.

I'm also looking for videos that document the project from start to finish. The youtube algorithm makes these videos quite difficult to find.","time":1760958227,"title":"Ask HN: What are some impressive vibe coding projects?","type":"story"}],[45600697,{"by":"rangapin","descendants":2,"id":45600697,"kids":[45605213],"score":2,"text":"Most security tools are either free-but-limited (SSL Labs) or enterprise-priced ($200+/month).

Nothing existed for freelancers and small agencies managing multiple sites affordably.

So I built it. It scans all your domains in ~30 seconds, shows you a simple security score, flags issues, and generates professional PDFs you can send to clients. No complex setup, no security expertise required. Currently $27/month for 10 domains with unlimited scans.

The MVP is live and working well, but I want real feedback before pushing hard on growth. Looking for beta users—especially freelancers or small agency owners managing 5+ client sites.

If you're interested, I'd love to hear what works and what doesn't:

https://achilleus.so

Happy to answer questions in the comments.","time":1760580280,"title":"Show HN: Achilleus – Security monitoring for agencies managing client websites","type":"story","url":"https://www.achilleus.so/"}],[45561428,{"by":"david927","descendants":1056,"id":45561428,"kids":[45562127,45562405,45562203,45564517,45564600,45562086,45563086,45561677,45562796,45565389,45566000,45563728,45565087,45566892,45562743,45562002,45562175,45565511,45567889,45566278,45565219,45569186,45565423,45564135,45564536,45565601,45565619,45564017,45562176,45564269,45563328,45564693,45568585,45565296,45562350,45564078,45566330,45564387,45565206,45562545,45562361,45562069,45563924,45564444,45563294,45565483,45564392,45562007,45565117,45566620,45570913,45564205,45562905,45565120,45563764,45568467,45566995,45563679,45562120,45565962,45565839,45566561,45562882,45561610,45565821,45563405,45571611,45562112,45561998,45565106,45562248,45564779,45561972,45562609,45564793,45563787,45567236,45564263,45565727,45562106,45566990,45564123,45566769,45571331,45568539,45566430,45564446,45562867,45562028,45562571,45561988,45562287,45568797,45564543,45570429,45562344,45567686,45563957,45562606,45566222,45562804,45562840,45564929,45568488,45564714,45566453,45577117,45566823,45566256,45568381,45567696,45562745,45567712,45564128,45564664,45570421,45563238,45562977,45568612,45564830,45564871,45567450,45564097,45567244,45565320,45648703,45575254,45562929,45567530,45562327,45563568,45570868,45570362,45572167,45562240,45571525,45614353,45565872,45567291,45651251,45681627,45567777,45563330,45567632,45572450,45568272,45565043,45567824,45564300,45568824,45567085,45563932,45565733,45562805,45570808,45565614,45565958,45566115,45615793,45563202,45565510,45568859,45564193,45564362,45577729,45562902,45573615,45566344,45570494,45564555,45566136,45563266,45567299,45570237,45571343,45571232,45562089,45565528,45565559,45562567,45565191,45568462,45564521,45616441,45564755,45565553,45564944,45564210,45564189,45569640,45613302,45564451,45564579,45563917,45563686,45563535,45562526,45564040,45562118,45563081,45566420,45570424,45564749,45562771,45594328,45602904,45565831,45567118,45564340,45562178,45563473,45568840,45565377,45566031,45567825,45562282,45569324,45562683,45580110,45564381,45566536,45563310,45564343,45565393,45565826,45564352,45562713,45564369,45564254,45571832,45562413,45563153,45598743,45568534,45565111,45563510,45564721,45565142,45562881,45562596,45566087,45564662,45570860,45565997,45563706,45565039,45572248,45630263,45573825,45563074,45566191,45567669,45562726,45576175,45564310,45565612,45565335,45565797,45563593,45565635,45565688,45565374,45566701,45565081,45565244,45565432,45563564,45566813,45562479,45563305,45562590,45562715,45617276,45564535,45562970,45601417,45565299,45561710,45565370,45577047,45568770,45564887,45571408,45568816,45565092,45564578,45562748,45566669,45576572,45565285,45565283,45565545,45567011,45607298,45563528,45564922,45566055,45563659,45647769,45563368,45565439,45565032,45575290,45565415,45565758,45562665,45586204,45568776,45568359,45562155,45590122,45564468,45562031,45566296,45572220,45566020,45563166,45565909,45569587,45563779,45563128,45562226,45565145,45573692,45566399,45564248,45565541,45567468,45562009,45566781,45574970,45562474,45567409,45567020,45680815,45571016,45565682,45564890,45568283,45564676,45562441,45564427,45564219,45563029,45586698,45567004,45562047,45571659,45563219,45563230,45566517,45561982,45621901,45564791,45563336,45565529,45564658,45576591,45562473,45564073,45565994,45566520,45565918,45565892,45589323,45564453,45565910,45564774,45564320,45570197,45566128,45562083,45562453,45691300,45565851,45566471,45573867,45562821,45565362,45562666,45601071,45566537,45564529,45574663,45562384,45567430,45562757,45563599,45562471,45571361,45566332,45565627,45563409,45562420,45563600,45567429,45564724,45562837,45606763,45562408,45563337,45567486,45563518,45573211,45562869,45563860,45566594,45568747,45562136,45564827,45603744,45566409,45564805,45567747,45567469,45569951,45565637,45562424,45567150,45564053,45569026,45574645,45564407,45566456,45563137,45564410,45565749,45562482,45564145,45562926,45563680,45562945,45562948,45562128,45565038,45564033,45565132,45565424,45565347,45562181,45565330,45573787,45565162,45562953,45563465,45562688,45565213,45564667,45570705,45562887,45564810,45562455,45562338,45562735,45570593,45564898,45567303,45565564,45576381,45571059,45562090,45569246,45563089,45591128,45566958,45564544,45563549,45566111,45565901,45569782,45567210,45565046,45569170,45565622,45566446,45572693,45564200,45570390,45566943,45568478,45567992,45572551,45620080,45563011,45564877,45564122,45619634,45565245,45565950,45565349,45563692,45565920,45562846,45567124,45565013,45667649,45573154,45563513,45567398,45567760,45563922,45563413,45564458,45564268,45571573,45562173,45570170,45563725,45565313,45571157,45570803,45562706,45568309,45562850,45569242,45566331,45568300,45565505,45564641,45572229,45568729,45576954,45569004,45566082,45586810,45563335,45565900,45564815,45564657,45602552,45562827,45567700,45563033,45602800,45564560,45566448,45562703,45565149,45565776,45562301,45564370,45564513,45565280,45563214,45565192,45563784,45562072,45592438,45564484,45564467,45563915,45563384,45600495,45570597,45570996,45594787,45572062,45577529,45567526,45568811,45564620,45588133,45566080,45667813,45564232,45604371,45589604,45667663,45566876,45564883,45566314,45567214,45564960,45565468,45564964,45582055,45563609,45563553,45565171],"score":347,"text":"What are you working on? Any new ideas that you're thinking about?","time":1760299754,"title":"Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2025)","type":"story"}],[44948204,{"by":"morpheos137","descendants":4,"id":44948204,"kids":[44951099,44950503,44949366],"score":4,"text":"$16","time":1755576898,"title":"ChatGPT Unlocking the Ghost in the Machine","type":"story"}],[44863829,{"by":"doppelgunner","descendants":16,"id":44863829,"kids":[44880754,44866541,44866264,44876194,44865566,44878495,44875226,44869217,44863843,44869076,44864024,44864077],"score":6,"time":1754918811,"title":"Ask HN: What tech skill gave you the biggest boost in your career?","type":"story"}],[44702833,{"by":"david927","descendants":865,"id":44702833,"kids":[44703517,44704477,44704294,44704050,44703427,44704643,44703641,44704583,44705179,44704616,44704004,44704208,44706116,44710572,44708261,44704466,44704457,44710438,44705591,44703795,44710273,44703671,44704642,44708460,44706135,44703590,44706391,44706146,44709657,44703870,44704280,44703350,44709583,44706584,44703885,44705457,44703692,44712133,44704079,44704762,44703787,44711001,44704981,44704821,44703474,44710862,44705699,44704200,44707661,44707314,44705252,44707157,44709368,44704937,44703450,44705005,44708212,44706832,44710045,44708001,44704988,44711734,44704416,44710201,44706208,44705458,44709197,44704901,44706218,44705352,44710024,44704671,44704074,44706824,44705438,44706077,44708796,44706256,44703672,44704760,44706994,44703818,44704188,44703949,44703909,44707710,44703519,44704990,44704292,44704133,44706678,44706834,44704132,44704142,44704518,44703460,44709481,44703461,44711962,44708805,44705797,44711053,44705074,44708839,44711078,44709372,44704222,44703718,44704831,44706065,44771754,44776437,44703490,44707174,44710810,44706724,44704068,44706990,44704229,44708286,44731927,44739342,44705783,44705952,44703785,44706794,44704342,44706789,44707864,44707260,44704783,44703472,44704711,44704578,44705809,44707145,44704949,44711006,44704291,44703838,44704237,44706173,44704094,44703456,44704473,44704131,44710634,44704764,44703436,44710621,44706667,44708990,44704231,44727540,44704423,44704393,44704908,44712155,44704290,44709490,44705284,44711518,44709417,44710088,44712498,44719507,44703897,44706050,44704122,44707161,44706607,44705410,44707547,44705180,44708993,44703710,44704569,44704238,44792792,44704853,44707867,44704310,44705575,44705015,44713291,44708361,44704871,44708152,44707127,44704082,44707617,44711045,44708860,44708975,44707213,44705449,44708332,44703874,44705230,44705299,44703468,44706422,44711210,44703809,44703686,44707403,44704983,44704326,44719422,44707869,44817073,44708283,44711548,44705158,44709637,44780532,44705666,44721642,44705431,44705331,44704637,44706021,44706634,44749634,44708168,44706702,44704109,44703629,44710434,44704090,44705388,44708009,44705312,44723599,44704361,44712322,44704194,44708388,44704893,44704427,44779557,44707827,44704668,44704822,44707240,44706695,44704285,44705040,44704309,44706124,44703489,44709532,44704354,44705874,44704284,44710867,44703516,44703511,44709433,44704961,44721525,44709234,44710645,44710239,44703844,44703453,44707352,44717797,44711217,44704366,44704864,44703997,44705710,44704636,44705793,44710214,44707364,44721205,44705092,44703644,44707251,44704447,44720023,44707258,44705030,44709821,44704273,44718049,44707190,44734520,44705185,44703419,44705786,44710952,44707951,44704705,44703899,44704751,44703799,44704556,44705667,44710219,44709439,44707391,44711702,44708305,44705215,44710933,44817437,44773422,44704110,44705913,44704318,44707181,44710190,44704860,44709002,44703268,44707466,44710298,44706647,44706085,44703540,44710849,44721218,44704036,44724814,44704554,44704360,44708968,44707463,44712347,44707756,44705984,44703488,44704152,44709146,44708856,44709281,44709854,44718205,44714375,44704523,44704953,44790373,44704105,44708105,44707937,44704573,44704323,44703565,44707197,44703690,44709005,44704772,44709073,44708777,44704372,44711154,44707642,44706138,44705111,44702878,44706786,44704598,44706708,44706127,44707419,44704586,44705025,44704160,44707979,44707168,44704051,44704794,44703648,44707946,44708439,44707704,44797393,44704091,44707638,44705256,44707800,44705903,44705744,44709055,44706303,44707639,44704581,44710819,44708032,44704419,44705968,44704557,44708544,44705685,44703858,44705227,44779614,44703945,44709711,44704368,44726184,44704351,44704959,44711988,44703886,44704335,44705196,44709644,44704260,44708114,44708231,44703859,44710899,44710600,44706437,44704673,44706125,44705773,44703535,44709246,44711453,44703999,44703825,44704544,44704381,44705059,44704470,44706153,44704128,44704845,44712205,44706802,44707797,44710886,44704590,44710433,44710139,44704211,44705844,44752117,44704985,44704341,44704970,44707929,44715507,44704180,44705552,44712007,44711958,44705397,44703451,44706443,44710076,44796368,44721276,44709380,44709781,44721254,44732931,44705351,44707977,44707983,44706960,44708176,44704576,44705382],"score":260,"text":"What are you working on? Do you have any new ideas you're thinking about?","time":1753636759,"title":"Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025)","type":"story"}],[44499671,{"by":"arkensaw","descendants":45,"id":44499671,"kids":[44503504,44499968,44501155,44501233,44503331,44500947,44500484,44508640,44502289,44509888,44511301,44504490,44502232,44507828,44512764,44507398,44508639,44500102,44500740,44503660,44501957,44500649,44502659,44500033],"score":22,"text":"Just wondering what are y'all doing for side gigs these days?","time":1751980551,"title":"Ask HN: How are you making money on the side?","type":"story"}],[44269756,{"by":"7402","descendants":196,"id":44269756,"kids":[44272367,44270303,44271341,44273604,44276554,44272754,44273053,44271270,44284397,44273801,44273805,44275544,44274066,44273436,44273702,44273986,44280402,44271062,44273141,44271703,44271084,44270070,44280999,44271215,44326746,44272662,44277555,44270195,44279205,44272850,44299153,44280159,44272315,44272598,44298232,44279266,44271523,44277560,44299049,44271840,44288921,44271162,44272854,44272893,44270729,44287779,44279177,44289753,44270970,44269918,44273094,44271473,44316933,44272982,44273868,44270262,44322285,44295257,44269956,44275311,44275582,44273634,44271664,44272607,44275786,44273247,44271288,44272787,44271251,44271472,44285234,44284371,44269833,44274251,44271567,44272483,44273685,44279741,44272423,44271273,44284585,44271337,44272875,44272791,44284127,44296893,44271574,44295780,44271033,44273011,44271349],"score":95,"text":"For the sake of argument, assume that if your job consists of sitting at a computer, reading on a screen, and typing on a keyboard, then your career will go away.

There is always room at the top, and there may always be room for humans at the top of any career. Assume (this is a tough ask, I know) that you are NOT one of those people.

What is your fallback job? What skills do you have or would like to acquire that might keep you going? Bicycle mechanic? Teach music to children? Woodworking/carpentry? (Living off your stock options or investments does not count)","time":1749830604,"title":"Ask HN: What is your fallback job if AI takes away your career?","type":"story"}],[44282357,{"by":"abhijais1","descendants":14,"id":44282357,"kids":[44313957,44299032,44285600,44288477,44288234,44288573],"score":7,"text":"Hey I have been working on a solution to prevent secrets from committing to VCS repos, so far have prevented 10+ AWS keys from accidentally being committed.\nGithub has an offering but it's very costly for our team.\nDoes anyone of you want to try out ?","time":1749996342,"title":"Ask HN: Prevent Secrets from Committing to Repos","type":"story"}],[44136438,{"by":"paulvoge","descendants":5,"id":44136438,"kids":[44139017,44136677],"score":4,"text":"Hello HN,

If you love daily word games like the Crossword, Connections, or Wordle, you might enjoy Outlier.

The game explores relationships between words-- while RED is of course a color, it is also a baseball player in Cincinnati, a Taylor Swift album, and a River on the Texas border (to name a few).

Ex:

Super\nMail\nSlender\nAqua\nSand\nBoogey\nHail\nHit\nGentle

While Gentleman, Superman, and Hitman are all real words/concepts, Hailman is not. HAIL is the Outlier. The Outlier then becomes a member of the set for the following.

The next round might then cover Meteoroligical Phenomena, or archaic greetings (Hail Caesar) or words to indicate where someone is from ("she hails from Ohio").

Open to all feedback! Trying to decide if the current time penalty should be increased to encourage more methodical play. I'm also posting daily clues on IG @ outlier.land. Thanks!","time":1748614531,"title":"Show HN: Outlier, a new daily word game","type":"story","url":"https://outlier.land/"}],[44134492,{"by":"BenjiAvdullahu","dead":true,"id":44134492,"kids":[44134538,44134740,44135073,44136044],"score":4,"time":1748598192,"type":"story"}],[44092511,{"by":"devralcomp","descendants":14,"id":44092511,"kids":[44095074,44106263,44095996,44132243,44096436,44135710,44123203,44133082],"score":8,"text":"I'm doing some research to understand where small teams and early stage startups are getting stuck, especially around:

Launching landing pages quickly

Frontend performance issues

Building simple MVPs (e.g., with Next.js)

Adding AI agents or automation tools

If you’ve hit a wall in any of these areas (or others), I’d love to hear about it. What’s been unexpectedly hard or frustrating recently?

Appreciate any insights

trying to get a clearer view of where I can offer the most value.","time":1748217889,"title":"What's been your biggest technical bottleneck as a small startup lately?","type":"story"}],[44128382,{"by":"ChrisGermano","descendants":1,"id":44128382,"kids":[44128383],"score":1,"time":1748540714,"title":"Show HN: DiscordTCG – A TCG platform for Discord in early development","type":"story","url":"https://discordtcg.com/"}],[44099488,{"by":"90s_dev","descendants":27,"id":44099488,"kids":[44102531,44107846,44100941,44102644,44100182,44103862,44102974,44103194,44103713,44112274,44109067,44099578],"score":9,"text":"I made a few odd apps in my time:

* cli utility that shows a rainbow unicorn flying across your screen, useful to run when all tests passed

* irc client using only named file pipes, so that channels were files you could pipe to stdout and write to via stdin

(Can't remember any others.)

What about you?","time":1748280198,"title":"Ask HN: Weirdest programs you ever made?","type":"story"}]]

user:	ChrisGermano
created:	May 27, 2025
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