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Re:.gitignore Everything by Default on Saturday September 05, 2026 @11:52AM (#49577722)
For many years I've have a git-ignored ".not-committed" folder in all of my repos for throwing extra anything into. It's been a huge life saver!

Tell HN: Staged NPM publishing is awful

Posted by electrovir on Monday July 13, 2026 @10:32AM
from the self-post dept.

I tried out npm's new staged publishing mechanism recently. It's a terrible dev experience. (https://docs.npmjs.com/staged-publishing)I support the concept in general (for security purposes), but the dev approving staged publishes must enter their passkey separately for every individual staged package, even if they're all staged and approved at the same time. Anyone publishing a mono-repo of...

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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026) on Sunday May 10, 2026 @06:45PM (#48088910)
A TypeScript in-browser game engine where everything is a mod.
Re:Show HN: Baton – A desktop app for developing with AI agents on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @10:12AM (#47601187)
VC funding + spending more money on Claude instead of hiring more engineers
Re:Show HN: Baton – A desktop app for developing with AI agents on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @10:11AM (#47601155)
I've built my own as well, in a terminal. Not pretty, but does the job until something better comes along (maybe Baton is that something better): https://github.com/electrovir/agent-storm
Re:Fake VS Code Extension on NPM Spreads Multi-Stage Malware on Monday February 10, 2025 @08:30PM (#43007870)
Node.js now has a stable permissions model, though it's very limited compared to Deno's (I don't see anything about blocking network requests). Node also says "This feature does not protect against malicious code"

https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v22.x/api/permissions.html

Re:Show HN: HN as TikTok, Welcome to HN Hell on Friday February 07, 2025 @07:43PM (#42979214)
I coincidentally just discovered this unit today for work! What a godsend.
Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (February 2025) on Monday February 03, 2025 @12:05PM (#42920339)
SEEKING WORK | Utah, USA | REMOTE | Full-stack system architect

  Location: Utah, USA
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Node.js, web-dev, TypeScript, Postgres, AWS, more on resume
  Résumé/CV: https://electrovir.com/resume/
  Email: frigid.recaps.5z -at- icloud -dot- com
I am a full-stack system architect. I design, implement, deploy, maintain, and update entire type-safe app stacks. 10 years of experience. I'm open to startup co-founding.
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2025) on Monday February 03, 2025 @11:54AM (#42920214) 

  Location: Utah, USA
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Node.js, web-dev, TypeScript, Postgres, AWS, more on resume
  Résumé/CV: https://electrovir.com/resume/
  Email: frigid.recaps.5z -at- icloud -dot- com
I am a full-stack system architect. I design, implement, deploy, maintain, and update entire type-safe app stacks. 10 years of experience. I'm open to startup co-founding.