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Re:Ask HN: What're You Reading? on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @10:56PM (#49903834)
Tau Zero, by Poul Anderson. Love it so far——does anyone know how scientifically accurate it might be?
Re:Software Internals Book Club on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @11:55AM (#48110090)
Who's starting a monthly HN: Book Club?

Show HN: Illustrative – AI pipeline that turns books into graphic novels

https://arv.in/illustrative/

I like the idea of taking one thing and turning it into another—very much inspired by NotebookLM and wondered what it might take to generate full graphic novels, with consistent characters, narrative flow, story arc, etc.Developed a 7-pass scripting enrichment system (beat analysis, adaptation filtering, character deep dives) before generating any images.Dual backend: Google Gemini for...

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Re:Ask HN: Could you share your personal website here? on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @02:01PM (#46620890)
Mostly just proud of my domain: https://arv.in
Re:Hashcards: A Plain-Text Spaced Repetition System on Sunday December 14, 2025 @02:03PM (#46265763)
Working on a Rails FSRS app, similar focus on healthy defaults, trying to find the 80/20 of what Anki does today: https://cadence.cards, free side project.
Re:3D ASCII Model Viewer on Thursday July 24, 2025 @12:55PM (#44673035)
Figma plug-in, using three.js—fun to play with.
Re:Spaced repetition systems have gotten way better on Sunday May 18, 2025 @03:24PM (#44023737)
I’m solo-building a free Anki alternative using the Ruby FSRS gem: http://cadence.cards/welcome

Would love any feedback—I’m aiming for a more focused, restful take on what I like most about Anki. Styling is done with Tailwind.

Re:Spaced repetition systems have gotten way better on Sunday May 18, 2025 @03:16PM (#44023677)
For Ruby folks — I’ve forked the FSRS gem to fix an issue where new cards were being spaced 60 days apart instead of 60 seconds:

https://github.com/arvindang/rb-fsrs

Originally adapted from the Python version linked here.

Re:OpenAI Ruby API library on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @12:42AM (#43901880)
Really glad to see official support for Ruby. It’s still my default language—the one I reach for first, and the one I move fastest in. Ruby still reads like a thought to me. Glad to see others recognizing that too.
I'm not calling out engineer's—not my intention. Incentives not matching is real, cognitive overload is real. But I see domain modeling as a collaboration tool, not as an extra step or critique. I feel it's a common language and a steady foundation for all product partners to work from.

Ask HN: Why Don't More Product Teams Collaborate on Domain Models?

I'm a product designer with a front-end background (Rails, Swift) trying to deepen my understanding of domain modeling.I see domain models as a shared foundation between product, design and dev. But I don't see it happening on teams, ever. It helps me understand what's possible, anchors feature flows in what's possible, avoids over designing.So why aren't more product teams collaborating on...

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Show HN: A fresh take on Anki and spaced repetition

https://cadence.cards/welcome

My goal is to support Anki learners with a fresh-take on the tool. One that’s opinionated, easier to use, and not paywalled like Quizlet and other tools.Markdown + LaTeX support, export as JSON or CSV, start/stop your review anytime.Still early days, but I’m excited to share it. Would love feedback, thoughts, and ideas—especially if you’re interested in collaborating.

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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)? on Monday August 26, 2024 @07:11PM (#41363105)
I have my first Swift/SwiftUI app up on TestFlight! I've always been slightly irked by how Google Maps, Apple Maps, and Yelp manage bookmarking places, so I'm creating a to-do list app that pulls from MapKit and automatically organizes your saved places by neighborhood and city for easy retrieval and in-the-moment decision-making.

https://cerca.me

Re:Crafting CSS3 Transitions and Animations on Monday February 18, 2013 @11:47AM (#5239118)
Curious, what are the best animations or transitions you've already come across on the web?
Re:Dear Startups, Lobster is the new Comic Sans on Thursday May 31, 2012 @05:54PM (#4050593)
Title should read: Dear Codecademy, Lobster is the new Comic Sans.
Re:Year One at Code Academy on Monday April 23, 2012 @07:15PM (#3881496)
Thank you, we love what we do, and we can't wait to keep doing it. And it really is about the community, that's one of the biggest reasons why so many of us are choosing to move to Chicago.
Re:What does it cost to run a startup in Chicago? on Tuesday January 31, 2012 @06:25PM (#3535758)
There are some really cool resources to learn on the web, but nothing beats hands-on, especially for beginner coders like myself. From personal experience, Code Academy excels at being the place you go to learn, to bounce ideas/questions, and a place where the progress you make dictates the flow of class. Online resources are static, they can't flex to your needs, and really when there's no community right there on tap, it's too easy to fall off.

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