Show HN: Building a web server in assembly to give my life (a lack of) meaning

Re:Show HN: Building a web server in assembly to give my lif... by renticulous on Sunday May 10, 2026 @08:55AM (#48083607)

I appreciate the effort. But why not put the skills into something that would be genuinely useful to others or solve a pain point? Open source the results or handover to someone who would like to maintain it.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: Building a web server in assembly to give my lif... by beedle_mcdeedle on Sunday May 10, 2026 @09:56AM (#48084023)

There’s a lot of things people do for fun that don’t have an obvious purpose. Life isn’t about spending your every waking hour doing something useful in my opinion.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: Building a web server in assembly to give my lif... by renticulous on Sunday May 10, 2026 @10:15AM (#48084176)

I can dig a ditch and cover it up innumerable times. If you are doing something out of boredom, at least make it useful to someone. Probably would give you a sense of purpose in solving a problem.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: Building a web server in assembly to give my lif... by katzito on Sunday May 10, 2026 @10:03AM (#48084084)

Asked myself the same question. Just guessing... probably wanted to learn about web servers as well as assembly.

[ Parent | on HN ]