Hacker News·2yMonaspace
Monaspace is a new type system that advances the display of code on screen. It offers a more expressive palette for code, introduces texture healing to even out the density of monospaced type, provides three axes for font customization, and includes code ligatures for various languages.
Hacker News·2yStop using JSON Web tokens for user sessions
Using JSON Web tokens (JWTs) for user sessions without an effectively implemented logout mechanism can lead to security vulnerabilities. An XSS vulnerability can allow an attacker to access and exploit the JWT, gaining unauthorized access to the application.
Hacker News·2y10 hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software engineer job
Learn the truth about being a software engineer, from the lack of preparation provided by college to the reality of working with legacy projects and incompetent colleagues. Understand the importance of focusing on delivering value to users rather than being praised for clean code. Discover the challenges of estimating and dealing with bugs, the constant uncertainty in the field, and the difficulty of disconnecting from work. Finally, recognize the significance of soft skills in a software engineering career for personal growth and professional success.
Hacker News·2yAnimotion — a visual CSS animation app
Animotion is a visual CSS animation app that allows users to create CSS animations by dragging, resizing, rotating, clipping, and more. It includes a keyframes editor, ready-to-use animations, and 29 built-in easings. The app works best on larger screens and modern web browsers.
Hacker News·2yUI Library Creator
The article describes a UI Library Creator that works seamlessly with the Shuffle Editor and its capabilities, allowing users to combine elements and styles to create a unique UI Library. It also mentions the requirement of signing in or creating an account to access the project.
Hacker News·2yIntroducing Hoppscotch Desktop Application • Blog • Hoppscotch
Hoppscotch has launched the public alpha version of its Desktop App for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The app aims to enhance API testing and development with its fast performance, lightweight file size, and sandboxed security. It offers cookie support and can be used with or without an account. Hoppscotch also unveiled a new brand identity as part of its vision to build an ecosystem of tools for API development.
Hacker News·2yWhy Bother With uBlock Origin Being Blocked In Chrome? Now Is The Best Time To Switch To Firefox
The article discusses the importance of privacy while browsing the internet and recommends using Firefox as a privacy-oriented browser. It highlights the advantages of Firefox over mainstream browsers, such as being owned by a non-profit organization, open-source code, and a wide range of privacy-enhancing features. The article also mentions other privacy-oriented browsers like DuckDuckGo, Mullvad Browser, Brave Browser, Puffin Secure Browser, PaleMoon, GNU IceCat, Tor Browser, and Hyphanet. However, it concludes that Firefox is the best choice for general users due to its customizable options, privacy extensions, and commitment to user experience.
Hacker News·2yMicrosoft is Eating the World
Sam Altman's departure from OpenAI to Microsoft is seen as a major exodus of talent and senior leadership. The consolidation of Generative A.I. startups raises concerns about innovation and the future progress of Language Model Models (LLMs). Microsoft's move is seen as a short-term benefit, but it may have negative consequences for both OpenAI and the industry as a whole.
Hacker News·2yBuilding a high performance JSON parser
This article discusses the process of building a high-performance JSON parser and the optimization techniques used to improve its efficiency and reduce allocations. It highlights the goals of the project, the time complexity of the JSON parsing problem, and the importance of API design in performance optimization.
Hacker News·2yHTML DOM — Phuoc Nguyen
HTML DOM - Phuoc Nguyen Mastering DOM manipulation with vanilla JavaScript Web development moves at lightning speed. We still have to deal with the Document Object Model (DOM) While these frameworks encapsulate and hide direct DOM management, they still give us access to work with the DOM via refs and event handlers.
Hacker News·2yOpen Unified API
Nango is a platform for handling all things related to external APIs, offering pre-built, custom, and managed integrations. It provides a catalog of 100+ APIs and offers advanced tooling and support for fast integration development. Nango also offers features like managed authentication, two-way sync, and realtime webhooks.
Hacker News·2ygoniszewski/grimoire: Bookmark manager for the wizards 🧙
Grimoire is a bookmark manager that allows users to add and organize bookmarks easily. It supports tags and categories, and also allows users to add personal notes to bookmarks. Grimoire has future plans for sharing bookmarks with other users, importing and exporting bookmarks, and developing an official browser extension.
Hacker News·2yBuilding a Streaming Platform in Go for Postgres
PeerDB has transitioned from a pull-and-push model to a more efficient streaming approach using Go channels. This change has significantly improved performance, reduced latency, and created a more responsive system. PeerDB is exploring future enhancements, such as spilling the record stream to disk to prevent Out-of-Memory (OOM) issues.
Hacker News·2yRelease 1.53.0 · gorhill/uBlock
Release 1.53.0 of uBlock introduces fixes and changes, such as additional set-cookie names, improved google-ima shim script, and support for quoting scriptlet parameters with backticks. It also provides information on how to install uBlock for Firefox, Edge, and Opera.