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Re:Ask HN: LeetCode, anyone still doing it? on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @02:25AM (#47761954)
It depends on whether nowadays FLAG will still need engineer write code during interview.

Strong feeling: we are in a folded AI reality

Some people think Agentic AI could do everything, is getting more and more powerful even feel fear about it.Another group non-technical people still just trapped in the LLM chat is weak and full of hallucination world. Looks like AI is just a bubble and useless(a stronger search engine)The main watershed is Agentic.

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Re:AI still can't figure out PowerPoint on Saturday April 11, 2026 @10:52PM (#47735764)
You are right but it is not because the weakness of AI, it is because all AI generation app are built by those coder only know .md files. They do not know what a consultant level slides looks like.

See this demo in the middle I show some top level strategy business slides (they are all generated by AI) https://youtu.be/Sq3a5qxsLwM

I am also working on such tool :)

Re:AI Can't Read an Investor Deck on Saturday April 11, 2026 @10:36PM (#47735701)
Try DocMason it is born for agentic analyze messy office files.

https://github.com/JetXu-LLM/DocMason

Demo video: https://youtu.be/Sq3a5qxsLwM

If you want to get knowledge from KB within 10 seconds, then traditional RAG (embedding+vector based) is still the most efficient way -- maybe more in consumer facing search / chat area.

If you want to get most precise and useful information from KB in minutes, then Agentic RAG is the key.

Re:LLM Wiki on Saturday April 04, 2026 @09:37PM (#47645327)
I believe Multimodal KB+Agentic RAG is a suitable solution for personal KB. Imagine you have tons of office docs and want to dig some complex topics within it. You could try https://github.com/JetXu-LLM/DocMason

Fully retrieve all diagram or charts info from ppt and excels, and then leverage Native AI agents(e.g. Codex) to conduct Agentic Rad

Re: on Saturday April 04, 2026 @01:05PM (#47640975)
I pressed Hide, but still not work. And I do not have a "delete" button under this post. It is really awkward...
Re: on Saturday April 04, 2026 @01:02PM (#47640930)
I am so sorry that I post two duplicate post in Show HN for same project

please just refer to this post with main content in the body (pure hand write content no AI generation ^-^): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47640770

And could anyone help or tell me how to delete this post?

Show HN: DocMason – Agent Knowledge Base for local complex office files

https://github.com/jetxu-llm/docmason

I think everyone has already read Karpathy's Post about LLM Knowledge Bases. Actually for recent weeks I am already working on agent-native knowledge base for complex research (DocMason). And it is purely running in Codex/Claude Code. I call this paradigm is: The repo is the app. Codex is the runtime.During my daily working life, I have tons of office documents with knowledge from all teams,...

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Re:Ask HN: Do you code remotely from your phone? on Friday April 03, 2026 @10:06AM (#47626803)
No, too harmful for my eyes...
Re:Why is Hacker News such an oldschool page? on Friday April 03, 2026 @03:45AM (#47624166)
What I want is markdown format support in Hacker news. But other features really not important :)

Ask HN: The repo is the app. Codex is the runtime. Could this be future pattern?

I am developing a repo-native agent app for analyst-grade answers over complex private file.The initial idea is: I want codex could help me to deep dive digest all my work files (tons of ppt, excel & doc), and then help me to design IT architecture, prepare slides outline for top management, or write a full report for company own huge IT platform for multi purpose (on-boarding or showcase)I...

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Show HN: AI code reviewer that analyzes cross-module impacts

Hey HN! I'm Jet, building LlamaPReview.Most AI code reviewers only see the diff. They miss the real risks: a function rename that breaks 5 other files, a dependency change that shifts your architecture, a "small" PR that actually rewrites your auth logic.We built a context retrieval engine that pulls in related code from across the repo before analysis. On complex PRs, it auto-generates Mermaid...

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Re:DeepSeek v3 beats Claude sonnet 3.5 and way cheaper on Monday December 30, 2024 @02:40AM (#42547371)
Please refer to my recent AI Code review performance test include DeepSeek V3: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42547196

Ask HN: DeepSeek V3's AI Code Review Performance – A Reality Check with Data

I recently conducted a detailed benchmark of various LLMs for AI code review, specifically focusing on Pull Request analysis. The results were quite surprising and contradict some recent marketing claims.Test setup: Models tested: Mistral-Large-2411, Gemini 2.0 Flash (thinking-exp-1219), Mistral-Nemo-12B, DeepSeek V3, and "a ReAct AI Agent(also based on Mistral-Nemo-12B)" implementation ...

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Ask HN: AWS DynamoDB Triggers – A Time Bomb in Your Production Environment?

I recently discovered what I consider a serious design flaw in AWS DynamoDB Triggers that I believe deserves more attention from the community.Here's the issue: DynamoDB Triggers can only point to the `$LATEST` version of a Lambda function. Yes, you read that right - there's no built-in way to target a specific version or alias through the console. This means any changes to your Lambda...

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A few weeks ago, I shared LlamaPReview (an AI PR reviewer) here on HN and received great feedback [1]. Now I'm trying to understand how experienced developers prioritize different aspects of code review to make the tool more effective.

When you open a PR, what's the first thing you check? Is it:

- Overview & Architecture Changes - Detailed Technical Analysis - Critical Findings & Issues - Security Concerns - Testing Coverage - Documentation - Deployment Impact

I've set up a quick poll here: https://github.com/JetXu-LLM/LlamaPReview-site/discussions/9

Current results show an interesting split between "Detailed Technical Analysis" and "Critical Findings", but I'd love to hear HN's perspective:

1. What makes you trust/distrust a PR at first glance? 2. How do you balance between architectural concerns and implementation details? 3. What information do you wish was always prominently displayed?

Your insights will directly influence how we structure AI Code Review to match real developers' thought processes.

[1] Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41996859

Re:Nvidia Steps Up Hiring in China to Focus on AI-Driven Cars on Thursday December 12, 2024 @01:21AM (#42396727)
Interesting timing, considering China just launched an antitrust probe into Nvidia [1] and there were earlier reports about H20 order suspension [2]. This hiring push seems to be a delicate balancing act:

- Expanding autonomous driving R&D while navigating export controls - Maintaining Chinese market presence despite regulatory pressures - Building local expertise when H100/A100 sales are restricted

The automotive sector might be strategically chosen as it's less impacted by current chip restrictions. Worth noting that China remains Nvidia's largest market in Asia, accounting for ~20% of their revenue.

[1] https://www.reuters.com/technology/china-investigates-nvidia... [2] https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intell...

Re:Show HN: GitBook Documentation Downloader for LLMs on Saturday December 07, 2024 @03:36AM (#42348244)
Interesting approach! While converting docs to markdown works, I've found that technical documentation (especially for complex repos) needs more than just text conversion for effective LLM consumption.

The key challenge is preserving repository context - like code dependencies, architectural decisions, and evolution patterns. Have others experimented with knowledge graph approaches for maintaining these relationships when processing repos for LLMs?

Interesting approach! While URL-based extraction is convenient, I've been working on a more comprehensive solution for repository knowledge retrieval (llama-github). The key challenge isn't just extracting code, but understanding the semantic relationships and evolution patterns within repositories.

A few observations from building large-scale repo analysis systems:

1. Simple text extraction often misses critical context about code dependencies and architectural decisions 2. Repository structure varies significantly across languages and frameworks - what works for Python might fail for complex C++ projects 3. Caching strategies become crucial when dealing with enterprise-scale monorepos

The real challenge is building a universal knowledge graph that captures both explicit (code, dependencies) and implicit (architectural patterns, evolution history) relationships. We've found that combining static analysis with selective LLM augmentation provides better context than pure extraction approaches.

Curious about others' experiences with handling cross-repository knowledge transfer, especially in polyrepo environments?

Interesting discussion! While RAG is powerful for document retrieval, applying it to code repositories presents unique challenges that go beyond traditional RAG implementations. I've been working on a universal repository knowledge graph system, and found that the real complexity lies in handling cross-language semantic understanding and maintaining relationship context across different repo structures (mono/poly).

Has anyone successfully implemented a language-agnostic approach that can: 1. Capture implicit code relationships without heavy LLM dependency? 2. Scale efficiently for large monorepos while preserving fine-grained semantic links? 3. Handle cross-module dependencies and version evolution?

Current solutions like AST-based analysis + traditional embeddings seem to miss crucial semantic contexts. Curious about others' experiences with hybrid approaches combining static analysis and lightweight ML models.

I'd like to share our technical journey migrating our code review system from Mistral-Large-2407 to 2411, and the key challenges we overcame. Here are the most interesting findings:

1. Prompt Pattern Evolution

  - Initial challenge: Direct model upgrade led to significant quality degradation
  - Root cause: Changes in 2411's prompt processing architecture
    # Previous prompt format for Mistral-Large-2407
    <s>[INST] user message[/INST] assistant message</s>[INST] system prompt + "\n\n" + user message[/INST]
    # New optimized prompt format for Mistral-Large-2411
    <s>[SYSTEM_PROMPT] system prompt[/SYSTEM PROMPT][INST] user message[/INST] assistant message</s>[INST] user message[/INST]
  - Solution: Implemented enhanced prompt patterns through LangChain
2. API Integration Insights

  - Built custom HTTP client interceptor for debugging
  - Discovered crucial differences in message formatting
  - Leveraged LangChain's abstraction layer effectively
3. Key Technical Improvements

  - Enhanced review focus through optimized prompts
  - Improved output reliability and format compliance
  - Eliminated response truncation issues

This is implemented in our AI Code Review Github APP LlamaPReview [https://jetxu-llm.github.io/LlamaPReview-site/]. Happy to discuss specific implementation details or share more technical insights about working with Mistral-Large-2411 in production.
Re:Show HN: Email Inbox for Bots on Monday November 25, 2024 @02:14AM (#42233952)
Is that possible this bot could understand and remember all my history emails, and then conduct Agentic RAG before helping on reply?
I've been working on an AI-driven development vision, building on the "System of Agents" concept discussed in the article.

The key insight is that to achieve truly automated development, we need AI agents across the entire development lifecycle - not just in isolated tasks.

Our system implements a "Retrieval Augmented - Complex Coding Task accomplishment loop" with: - Multiple LLM-based agents handling different aspects of development - A Task and State Management System for agent coordination - Dual knowledge retrieval combining self-repository learning and GitHub public knowledge - Integrated development tools library (editing, testing, deployment) orchestrated through multi-agent collaboration

The key differentiator is the holistic integration - every step from initial development to deployment is agent-aware and interconnected. This creates a true "Service-as-Software" development environment where AI doesn't just assist, but actively drives the development process.

We're seeing promising results in automated code generation, self-healing test suites, and intelligent CI/CD pipelines that learn from deployment patterns.

Would love to hear thoughts from the community, especially from those working on similar full-lifecycle automation approaches.

Show HN: LlamaPReview – AI code reviewer trusted by 2000 repos, 40%+ effective

https://jetxu-llm.github.io/LlamaPReview-site/

Hi HN! A month ago, I shared LlamaPReview in Show HN[1]. Since then, we've grown to 2000+ repos (60%+ public) with 16k+ combined stars. More importantly, we've made significant improvements in both efficiency and review quality.Key improvements in recent month:1. ReAct-based Review Pipeline We implemented a ReAct (Reasoning + Acting) pattern that mimics how senior developers review code. Here's...

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Ask HN: Are We Approaching Code Reviews Wrong?

As a tech lead, I recently tracked my team's time and found we spent an average of 12.5 hours per developer per week on PR reviews(include discussion of PR review results) - more than half of our coding time! This led me to question our approach to code reviews.Key challenges we usually face:- Are we wasting senior developers' time? How do we balance thorough reviews with efficient use of...

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