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Explore the hottest developer projects on Show HN for 2024-11-08. Dive into innovative tech, AI applications, and exciting new inventions!
Today’s highlights include a collection of innovative projects and tools shared on Hacker News. Notable mentions are SICP-VSCode, a tailored configuration for studying programming in VS Code, and Lenormand Online, an AI-driven platform for tarot reading. The WattSaver app offers energy-saving scheduling for appliances, while Tuki introduces GitOps for command management in production. Additionally, several developers showcased productivity tools, game creations, and services tailored for specific niches, emphasizing community engagement and feedback. These initiatives reflect a vibrant tech landscape focused on enhancing productivity and user experience.
URL: https://github.com/myleshenderson/sicp-vscode
Author: myleshenderson
Description: I am sharing an opinionated configuration for VS Code that should suffice to work through Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP).
I have owned SICP for a decade or more and am giving it another go.
I (re)started it last weekend using the DrRacket editor, which is fine, but I spend most of my time in vs code. It was a jarring to use another editor.
So, in an evening of delightful bikeshedding, I now have a setup that should let me work through SICP in vs code. I thought I’d share this in case someone else is interested or has any feedback.
This is a barebones configuration with a lightly tested installation script that works on my machine!
I wanted to avoid installing a bunch of vs code extensions and was able to get this working with only a single extension to add scheme support to vs code.
Any feedback is welcome and I hope someone gets some use out of this!
Popularity: 3 points | 0 comments
Author: luyaohwang
Description: I built a free online platform for Lenormand card readings and learning. Get instant card interpretations, explore traditional combinations, and master this classic divination system. Currently helping divination enthusiasts worldwide learn authentic Lenormand techniques.
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
URL: https://amzdownloader.com
Author: qwikhost
Description:
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URL: https://rantgpt.com/
Author: bbbrbb
Description: I (A CS student) am making RantGPT so we can share bad experiences together and find solace. Lmk what you think!
Popularity: 1 points | 1 comments
URL: https://sidehustletaxcalculator.uk/
Author: thinkingbytes
Description:
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URL: https://github.com/aperturerobotics/protobuf-go-lite
Author: aperturecjs
Description:
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URL: https://www.nextframer.com
Author: Yacine75
Description: Hey HN! Spent too much time building landing pages for my last startup, so I decided to fix this:
- Each day I ship a new Next.js landing page template
My goal? Create the go-to library for React landing pages. No more just looking at designs - get production-ready code instantly.
4 days in:
Would love your feedback! DMs open on Twitter: x.com/yacinesir
Demo: https://nextframer.com
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
URL: https://www.getstart.site/
Author: subhraneel
Description: Every time I start a new project, it’s the same drill: setting up authentication, routing, databases, UI, etc. Sound familiar? I wasted 10+ hours on the same repetative setup.
So I built Getstart, a SaaS-ready framework with everything you need to go from zero to launch—fast. It’s all here: NextAuth for easy auth Prisma + MongoDB for scalable databases Next.js API routes pre-built Nodemailer for emails Razorpay for both domestic and international payments Tailwind and Shadcn for sleek and customizable UI
Let me know what you guys think and what can be improved
Popularity: 4 points | 2 comments
URL: https://perfectgifts.web.app/
Author: faustoct
Description: Hey everyone,
I used to go out looking for gift ideas for my parents, girlfriend, and some family members. But during busy seasons, I’d often check online for ideas and still struggle to find the right gifts, which meant going out to buy them anyway. So, I built a simple gift ideas generator that also suggests where to buy them.
You just input details about the person you want to gift— the more detailed, the better— and you’ll get a list of 20 gift ideas with links to where you can buy them on Google.
It’s a simple tool, but I’d appreciate any feedback!
Popularity: 2 points | 1 comments
URL: https://taonexus.com/publicfiles/nov2024/webgpudemo.html
Author: logicallee
Description: I took a look at how WebGPU works, you can use it to run a Twin Prime Search (pretty slowly). It’s just a demonstration of the technology.
Let me know if it works on your browser.
Popularity: 1 points | 1 comments
Author: skytrue
Description:
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URL: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6463849
Author: lucasoshiro
Description: During a course that I did about OpenSCAD, a student asked me if it was possible to use it to generate Braille. I answered that it would be possible, but I didn’t have an example to show. Then I created my own.
This was created using OpenSCAD, which allows to generate Braille directly from Thingiverse, using Customizer. As OpenSCAD is a programming language, this can also be used as a library.
If you want to use it outside Thingiverse, either as library or for generating Braille in your desktop, please use the code available in GitHub: https://github.com/lucasoshiro/openscad-braille. The one in Thingiverse has a lot of workarounds that were needed due to the Customizer limitations.
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
Author: dorianniemiec
Description:
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URL: https://nomadic-ml.github.io/nomadic/cookbooks/Nomadic_Prompt_Optimization_Report.html
Author: varunkrishnan17
Description: Hey everyone! Along with my team, I’ve developed a reinforcement learning system that automatically optimizes LLM prompts, complete with a visualization feature to track both prompt structure and learning progress over time. Take a look here: https://nomadic-ml.github.io/nomadic/cookbooks/Nomadic_Promp…
Check out our website too:https://www.nomadicml.com/
In terms of how this visualization works: The RL Prompt Optimizer employs a reinforcement learning framework to iteratively improve prompts used for language model evaluations. At each episode, the agent selects an action to modify the current prompt based on the state representation, which encodes features of the prompt. The agent receives rewards based on a multi-metric evaluation of the model’s responses, encouraging the development of prompts that elicit high-quality answers.
And see our github repo! https://github.com/nomadic-ml/nomadic
Popularity: 11 points | 1 comments
URL: https://github.com/reidjs/banner-timer
Author: reidjs
Description: I found myself spending too much on websites like Hacker News, so I made a Google Chrome Extension that shows a simple banner with a timer to make me feel guilty for wasting time here.
All data is stored locally on your computer. I am happy to help with installation or configuration if necessary. I hope this helps you spend your time more wisely!
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
URL: https://www.retellio.com/
Author: heyn05tradamu5
Description:
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URL: https://github.com/hundredwatt/tuki
Author: hundredwatt
Description: Tuki is a small, open-source utility that lets you run one-off commands in production through Git, bringing version control and code review to production scripts. I built it after accidentally dropping a production table due to a console typo
Key features:
Demo & more details: https://github.com/hundredwatt/tuki Announcement blog post: https://nochlin.com/blog/introducing-tuki
Would love feedback from the HN community!
Popularity: 4 points | 0 comments
URL: https://qabuddy.io/
Author: donadev
Description:
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URL: https://moto.co.de/wattsaver.html
Author: thenewrohirrim
Description: Hi,
I’m a long time lurker, first time poster here. I switched to Octopus Agile in August and found it tricky to schedule my less smart devices to run during cheaper times as i had to calculate when to do so every time. We (we’re a husband and wife team) created an app, WattSaver, to help us do this.
You can use the app to find the cheapest time to run any device by telling the app how long the device will run for. We use it to run immersion heaters, dishwashers and washing machines. If your device has a “finish in” or a “delayed start” button, WattSaver will calculate those numbers for you too. You can also put a maximum end time, if you want to ensure your dishes will be clean by the morning for example.
We’ve estimated we’ve saved quite a bit over the past 3 months by using a version of this. It’s available for all apple devices (mac, iphone, ipad and apple watch). The app’s available as a cheap lifetime / outright buy. We’re in it for the long haul, our other app (CycleMaps) has been available for over 13 years now.
It’s available from the app store here, some more info on our website. I hope this is useful, we welcome any feedback!
Popularity: 3 points | 2 comments
Author: jjatinggoyal
Description:
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URL: https://frameapp.ai
Author: adishj
Description: Frame AI is a video editor built from the ground up with an AI chat interface & version control at its core. For the first time ever, you can edit videos with natural language, seamlessly collaborate with others on projects, and create stunning content effortlessly.
Popularity: 3 points | 1 comments
URL: https://github.com/Mattcrmx/cprotogen
Author: xcrm
Description: Here’s a nifty little project I crafted in an afternoon, it’s got both a CLI interface and an API !
Its use is fairly simple : when you can’t be bothered writing prototypes in header files, this tool does it for you !
As always, feedback and critics are absolutely welcome !
Matthias
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URL: https://schematools.herondata.io
Author: olibates
Description: We built this in a day to help save some time internally and wanted to share as others might find it useful for managing structured output schemas. There’s a few other tools out there - but none had exactly what we needed!
Key Features:
1. Two-Way Editing: Paste in an existing JSON schema and edit it within the UI
2. Data-Type Validations: add validations to fields
3. Local Storage & Version History: track your edits, don’t lose changes
Link: https://schematools.herondata.io
Source Code: https://github.com/heron-data/schema-tools
Popularity: 4 points | 1 comments
URL: https://4circles.xyz
Author: svadrut_k
Description:
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URL: https://trynexus.my
Author: whtan99
Description: Nexus is a platform for B2B companies to find sales leads. Think Serra(YC S23) - but for sales representatives of B2B companies instead of HR.
Users input their search query in plain English, and Nexus will automatically parse and generate filters, returning the best leads ranked using GPT-model. For each lead, a primary contact (person that works at the prospect company) and a secondary contact (mutual connection that can refer user to primary contact) will be generated, with a stronger referral being prioritized.
Seeking any form of feedback, thank you!
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
URL: https://github.com/Mostafa-Abbasi/HyperTAG
Author: falk0n
Description:
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URL: https://inceptionstories.com/
Author: blaise_okoli
Description: Hello HN, I always wondered how highly successful startups and businesses were able to achieve the success they did. I decided on venturing on the path to find all their stories and put it in one platform.
I’m thinking this would be a great resource for aspiring founders and entrepreneurs.
I built this myself, using a no-code tool called Bubble.
The site is totally free, and I would appreciate your feedback on the idea, the design and pretty much the concept. Feel free to explore.
Here are some stories you can check as well: https://inceptionstories.com/the_story_of_netflix https://inceptionstories.com/the_story_of_robinhood
What do you think about the chapters feature, does that make the stories much easier to watch?
Any genuine feedback would be appreciated.
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
URL: https://trace-app.pages.dev
Author: tk_
Description:
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Author: juliandev01
Description: Hey Hacker News!
I was on the hunt for good AI product photography and ended up diving deep into researching it myself. Played around with different models and training techniques, and after wrapping up my project, I thought others who aren’t super technical might find it useful too.
That’s how ProdshotAI was born – a service that offers affordable product photography. You provide the input, we train a Flux image model, add some LoRAs, and deliver the product images you need for anything you’re working on.
It’s still a work in progress, but we’re constantly improving the results.
Would love to hear your thoughts and any feedback!
Popularity: 2 points | 0 comments
Author: DeflectedFlux
Description: For fun (and learning) I’ve let an AI built FixThisBug.de, an AI-selfpowered code fixing tool that’s different from typical AI coding assistants as it uses a local Ollama instance with the qwen2.5 model.
Key Features:
- AI build: build entirely with AI, over several iterations via v0 and cursor.
- Local Processing: Uses qwen2.5 model through Ollama for code analysis and fixes
- Dual Language: Full support for English and German interfaces
- “Free Tier”: Limited daily fixes for casual users
- “Pro Access”: Unlimited fixes for authenticated users (just for fun, its free :) )
- Privacy Compliant: GDPR-compliant & hosted in Germany
Tech Stack:
- Frontend: Next.js 15.0, React 19
- Backend: Supabase + Next.js API Routes -
- AI: Local Ollama instance running qwen2.5
- Auth: Supabase Auth with HCaptcha
- Infrastructure: German servers for EU compliance
To add a little extra to the project: Unlike GitHub Copilot or similar tools, FixThisBug.de processes everything locally on the server. No external AI service is used.
I’m particularly interested in feedback on:
1. The local LLM integration approach
2. Performance optimizations for Ollama
3. Your User experience using the service
4. Privacy considerations
Would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions!
Popularity: 2 points | 0 comments
URL: https://github.com/allotropia/zetajs
Author: thorstenb
Description: ZetaJS wraps ZetaOffice, a WASM version of LibreOffice - and makes accessing the entire gamut of the LibreOffice programmability interfaces from JavaScript convenient, idiomatic & extremely fast.
If you always wanted an entire client-side office suite in the browser, that you could fully automate with JS & seamlessly embed in your web apps - and on top of that, be able to self-host it & keep all data on the client, since there’s literally no server involved (except for some static wasm & JS blobs) - then this might be for you.
Popularity: 4 points | 4 comments
URL: https://github.com/ammarahm-ed/nativescript-macos-solid
Author: ammarahmed6506
Description: Solid for macOS empowers you to build truly native desktop apps, leveraging native AppKit components for a seamless and performant user experience. Unlike purely webview based cross-platform frameworks (or frameworks that attempt to recreate the entire platform interface), Solid for macOS directly integrates with native APIs, ensuring your apps behave, look and feel right at home on macOS. This integration allows you to develop fully native apps that utilize all the nuanced capabilities of the entire platform, providing users with a smooth and responsive experience.
The first macOS app built with Solid is already available on the Mac App Store. We welcome you to install and give it a try (compatible with macOS 14+ and M-series arm64 machines). https://apps.apple.com/us/app/solid-for-macos/id1574916360
Popularity: 4 points | 0 comments
URL: https://playcolorsum.com/
Author: zacattk
Description: Hey Hackernews!
Working with a friend we created a new daily puzzle game.
Your goal is to color in the entire grid with each color while also ensuring that each color’s sum adds up to the target score.
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
URL: https://podman-desktop.io/blog/2024/11/08/bootc-microshift
Author: twelvenmonkeys
Description:
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URL: https://bankstatementconvert.com
Author: Alan_Swift
Description: As a developer working at an accounting firm, I watched our accountants spend 4-5 hours daily manually converting PDF bank statements to Excel. Not only was this mind-numbingly tedious, but it was also error-prone. The worst part? This repetitive task had to be done multiple times every month.
Last November, I decided to tackle this problem with AI. After 3 months of development and rigorous testing with our accounting team, I built a tool that actually works. Key features:
1. Built on Llama 3, runs 100% locally for data privacy 2. Batch processing for multiple statements 3. Smart transaction categorization, date & amount detection 4. Customizable export templates 5. 99.9% accuracy rate
We now have 2,500+ finance professionals using it. One success story: an accounting firm that used to spend 2-3 days processing 500 pages of statements monthly now gets it done in minutes.
Would love your feedback, particularly on:
Try it out: https://bankstatementconvert.com/
Popularity: 2 points | 0 comments
URL: https://reportmill.com/SnapCode/#JavaMarkdown
Author: jeffreportmill1
Description: I’ve been playing with the idea of living documents with Java code. I found the notebook paradigm slightly frustrating and thought the markdown paradigm could be interesting.
This is preliminary, but what do you think?
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
URL: https://cacheplayground.org/
Author: hilverd
Description:
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URL: https://github.com/hougesen/mdsf
Author: madshougesen
Description:
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URL: https://github.com/skorotkiewicz/britannica-api
Author: modinfo
Description:
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URL: https://gatographql.com/blog/introducing-headless-wordpress-without-wordpress
Author: leoloso
Description:
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Author: auxten
Description:
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URL: https://github.com/keyvank/30cc
Author: keyvank
Description: Aims to be self-compiling!
Popularity: 2 points | 0 comments
URL: https://claude.site/artifacts/2bbdfb89-da23-4de0-a047-e6c8b167d335
Author: logicallee
Description: I had Claude (Sonnet 3.5 New) create a sliding puzzle, and I noticed it added code to make sure it is solvable. I asked about it and it explained that without it, the puzzle would be unsolvable. Its explanation didn’t make too much sense for me so next I had Claude create an unsolvable version. I was able to solve it, so I changed it to include a congratulations message.
Go ahead and try to solve this “unsolvable” puzzle. You should be able to succeed!
https://claude.site/artifacts/2bbdfb89-da23-4de0-a047-e6c8b1…
Popularity: 2 points | 5 comments
URL: https://github.com/basvandorst/realtime-gpt4o-videochat
Author: basvd
Description:
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Author: WesleyHou
Description: Hi HN!
I recently launched iCorner, a productivity tool for Mac that lets you instantly access frequently used apps and tools by moving your mouse to the bottom-left corner of the screen. It includes features like a Pomodoro timer, task reminders, and sticky notes—all designed to boost efficiency with minimal distraction.
I’d love to hear your feedback on it. What features would you find useful in a tool like this? Thanks in advance for any insights!
Product Hunt link: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/icorner
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
URL: https://www.ghostedd.com/
Author: Ghostedd
Description:
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URL: https://consolex.ai
Author: everfly
Description: Hey HN,
After many hours of coding and testing, I’m excited to share that I’ve successfully brought the Artifacts experience to any other models on the AI playground I built!
It is simple to use: just enable Artifacts option on the sidebar, and chat with any model about topics like “Build an H5 Tetris game.”, the o1-mini model even outperforms Claude-3.5-Sonnet for this!
Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ygGutjfCYY Try it yourself: https://consolex.ai
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
URL: https://pagesword.com/draw
Author: maxpage
Description: status: early prototype testing with users. Building it with what features that I (& friends) need to build memes & artworks fast
Popularity: 1 points | 1 comments
URL: https://postmake.io/books
Author: Malfunction92
Description:
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URL: #
Author: djaygour
Description: Hey HN
Iam building a payments app that will change the commerce industry. Called KuwarPay, our bold attempt to simplify transactions and ability to shop directly from your social media.
About KuwarPay
KuwarPay is a user-friendly payment solution designed for individuals and small and medium businesses. I made a first product, how it’s gonna work:
1. A customer finds your post and clicks on the link.
2. They’re redirected to a checkout page, where they fill in their details and click ‘Buy Now’.
3. Next, they’re redirected to PhonePe to complete the payment using their preferred method
4. After payment, the customer is redirected to a feedback page.
5. Once payment is confirmed, you receive an order confirmation email with all order details, enabling you to fulfill the order.
Taking it to the Next Level
Iam exploring innovative features to enhance customer experience. Our next goal: enabling customers to shop directly from social media shopable posts!
Imagine:
- Shopping seamlessly from Instagram, Facebook and Twitter posts
But I want YOUR unfiltered feedback. Tell me:
1. What Iam doing right?
2. What Iam doing wrong?
3. How to make KuwarPay unstoppable?
Share your thoughts or any advice on this, would be helpful for me
Thank you
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
URL: https://devsuite.co
Author: piotrkulpinski
Description: Hi, Piotr here
I just created a free, curated collection of the best developer tools designed to speed up the process when building your next project.
Feel free to explore, discover, and contribute by submitting your favorite tools to the site.
Enjoy and thank you for your support!
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
URL: https://gh-org-actions.fly.dev/
Author: kt233
Description: Motivation: I have multiple GitHub repos in a GitHub org that I want to monitor GitHub Actions results for (basically to tell whether a project is deployed successfully or not). Previously I had them all posting to a Discord webhook and then receiving Discord notifications, but that webhook broke. Instead of fixing the webhook for each of the project, I decided to just write a simple dashboard that gathers GitHub Actions results from all repos of my GitHub org, and from there I can monitor the deployment progress of my projects, instead of maintaining webhook for all of them.
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
Author: chr15m
Description:
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URL: #
Author: istefan
Description: Calling All Pokémon Trainers! I’m thrilled to share ePool.net with you—a platform built to make managing your Pokémon card collection easy and safe, while connecting you with local collectors for trading! Watch the walkthrough video here to see it in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UF6sig8clQ
After my daughter started collecting, I realized how hard it was to find reliable traders and track card values. We faced challenges with duplicate cards and even ran into some less-than-honest trades. That’s why I created ePool—to provide a safe, organized space where collectors of all ages can manage their collections and find local trading partners with ease.
Join ePool Free (up to 500 cards) and start exploring the features at www.epool.net. With more users, we can build an amazing community of trustworthy collectors!
Support Our Product Hunt Launch On November 8th, 2024 at 12:01 AM PST, ePool goes live on Product Hunt! Your upvotes would mean the world and will help us reach even more collectors. Visit: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/epool-net
Be a Top Dogg in the Community! Want to go the extra mile? Share ePool with your friends or make a video about your experience! Together, we can create a go-to place for every Pokémon card fan.
May You Catch ‘Em All!
Thank you for being part of this journey! — Stefan
Popularity: 1 points | 0 comments
URL: https://github.com/get-convex/v1
Author: waynesutton
Description:
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URL: https://integratehub.netlify.app/p/landing
Author: codetoli
Description:
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URL: https://bubble.io
Author: lawgimenez
Description:
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URL: https://www.trytruffle.ai/
Author: shaunaks
Description: Hey HN!
We started building this after working on multiple agent projects and realizing we were setting up the same infrastructure over and over, only to tweak the application layer each time. It felt repetitive, so we thought, why not streamline the process? Now we’re able to ship agents nearly 10x faster, and we’re hoping this can help others too.
With Truffle AI, you can build and deploy AI agents tailored to your needs with ease. It comes with in-built RAG and you can also easily share/embed your agents. We’ve got a drag-and-drop workflow builder, and you can manage and update all your agents in one place. It’s available as an API too, with more features on the way, like custom tools and autonomous multi-agent support. Plus, if you want to integrate agents into your own apps, we’ve got an SDK you can check out: https://github.com/truffle-ai/truffle-ai-sdk.
We’d love any feedback on what would make this more useful for you!
Thanks!
Popularity: 2 points | 0 comments
Today’s Show HN roundup showcases a diverse range of innovative projects. From AI-powered tools to creative coding solutions, these projects reflect the dynamic nature of our tech community. Which project caught your attention the most? Let us know in the comments!
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