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  1. Run Any Dockerfile on Vercel (vercel.com)
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  2. A faster, cheaper Claude Code alternative with automatic provider failover (surly.dev)
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  3. Ask HN: How do you use AI for development in high security environments?

    I'm curious how this is done effectively assuming no source should be sent to a model hosted remotely. Are there foundational model toggles for using inference and embedding but not using data for training?

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  4. Kagent: Kubernetes native framework for building AI agents (github.com)
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  5. Ask HN: In the age of AI innovation what should software engineers focus on?

    I'm a software engineer and have embraced using AI to make me more productive. Seeing the fast pace of innovation and improvements of agents and tools leaves me wondering what I should shift my focus to. Beyond the…

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  6. Ask HN: What communities exist that are free from self-promotion?

    I generally do a lot of reading online but I've slowly started to question my sources. It's becoming increasingly difficult to find community without wading through the endless embedded ads and outright self-promotion…

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  7. Ask HN: How to designate a browser profile (window) via URL pattern?

    This has been bugging me for a long time. I have multiple Chrome profiles and a browser window open per profile. Inevitably, I click on a link in a different app and it attempts to open the link in the wrong browser…

    1 points 2
  8. Ask HN: What's your favorite OpenAPI authoring tool?

    I've tried countless tools to author OpenAPI specifications but haven't found one that I really like. What's your favorite tool to author OpenAPI specifications and why?

    1 points 2
  9. Ask HN: What is your process for Java application modernization?

    I've recently joined a consultancy and a big part of the work is helping clients to level up extremely old apps. Other typical tasks include replacing old SOAP calls with newer HTTP/JSON microservice calls. For a flavor…

    2 points 2
  10. Ask HN: What's the next big step in the evolution of web applications?

    Today there seems to be two paths towards creating a "modern" full-stack web application. One is to use something like Next.js for both backend and frontend. The second path is to have a mix of a Javascript framework…

    9 points 11
  11. Ask HN: What are the unique ways you make money outside of your job?

    As a thought exercise to illustrate all the different ways one can make money share: what it is, how much it earns you and what makes it unique.

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  12. Ask HN: What are some great examples of bi-directional diagram/code projects?

    I've always been interested in this space and there seem to be few examples. Specifically, I'm looking for an example that shows how to use something like codemirror and a drag and drop interface. A change in one would…

    5 points 10
  13. Ask HN: What are your tools of the trade?

    Once in a while, it's fun to share tools of the trade and also read what other folks use in their day-to-day. I sometimes read https://usesthis.com/ to do just that. I posted my setup here along with what I was using…

    2 points 1
  14. Ask HN: Does anyone use AWS Smithy outside of AWS?

    I'm impressed with Smithy (https://smithy.io) which is used to generate SDK's for most/all of the AWS services in several languages. They're also starting down the path of generating server-side code from the IDL. See:…

    2 points 1
  15. Ask HN: How do you bootstrap your software projects?

    I've used a variety of ways to bootstrap my projects and I'm curious how others do it. Some examples I've seen: - GitHub template - Cargo generate and init (Rust) - Framework-specific starters (Spring Boot, Micronaut,…

    5 points 9
  16. Ask HN: How do you keep track of people who inspire you?

    From the perspective of the content producer, there are probably dozens of "apps" that let folks share which platforms they're on so people who are interested in what they write, share, present, etc. can find them. From…

    4 points 5
  17. Ask HN: What does your one language ecosystem look like?

    As a thought experiment imagine you choose just one programming language to use throughout your entire software engineering stack. For example, OS, command line tools, editors/IDEs, libraries, frameworks, infrastructure…

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  18. Ask HN: How would you improve software development to ensure success?

    Lately, I've been thinking a lot about how I would improve the software development process to ensure success. The specific areas I have in mind are requirements gathering and testing which typically take the longest…

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