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Show HN: Task629 - Personal development tracking through task descriptions

Posted by sudo-bendg on Saturday October 17, 2026 @03:22PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://github.com/sudo-bendg/task629

I built Task629 to make the tracking of my personal development less time consuming. Instead of spending time thinking about how the tasks which I have completed fit into certain skills I am trying to develop, I pass this to a locally hosted AI.As well as tracking individual skills which are demonstrated by tasks, there is functionality to work towards goals and to produce a report. This...

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