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Yes. I was also considering Ask HN-ing that we should add a new flag in Who Is Hiring threads, like NOAGENTIC or similar. @dang
Re:StackOverflow now gets fewer than 1000 questions a month on Thursday October 29, 2026 @05:57AM (#50286643)
Lycos as well.
Re:Pharo 14 on Monday October 26, 2026 @11:59AM (#50246005)
It's getting harder to pick between Pharo vs Eiffel for a new project :)
Re:C vs. C#: racing VLC's Gaussian blur on Saturday October 24, 2026 @05:02AM (#50219416)
It never was a priority I believe. As opposed to C, the main target audience of C#/.NET has always been LOB CRUD app shops.
Re:Crystal 1.22.0 on Thursday October 22, 2026 @12:43PM (#50197824)
Isn't Crystal significantly more expressive than Golang?
Re:Android apps running native on macOS on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @03:11AM (#50162396)
Maybe it is intended for LLMs? For writings of more than a page, most readers are going to use LLM summarizations anyway.
Re:Competitive Programmer's Handbook (2018) [pdf] on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @05:17AM (#49976106)
Well, there is just horse riding as well, done for fun. I think this is a better analogy.
Re:A browser-native classic Visual Basic VB6 IDE on Monday October 05, 2026 @03:41AM (#49961823)
I wonder how much did it cost.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2026) on Friday October 02, 2026 @10:57AM (#49934236)
For the backend, any plans switching to Raku (Perl 6)?
Re:Turbo Haskell on Friday October 02, 2026 @10:34AM (#49933992)
I was expecting some Turbo Vision based TUI IDE.
Re:EDG C++ front-end goes public on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @04:05PM (#49913586)
This is common in Lisps.
Articulating about architecture (as opposed to engineering (as opposed to programming)) is a part of coping I believe. Yes, LLMs do architectures as well. I think the vibe-coding is the more precise term, also considering that less and less human reviews are being done.
Re:Using any C++ library in Godot on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @05:10AM (#49890281)
> // Copy the position of every entity into the MultiMesh buffer

So, is a zero-copy impossible due to world (C++ vs Godot) boundaries?

Re:How to Freelance Now? on Sunday September 27, 2026 @06:54AM (#49865523)
You apply for regular jobs and negotiate part-time hourly or daily rates. Stay away from freelance platforms, maybe just for finding leads, then contact them directly.
I've stumbled upon DOS on the LCD screen of the otherwise seemingly modern gas station.
Re:Rails World 2026 Opening Keynote [video] on Thursday September 24, 2026 @04:52PM (#49836583)
> it does take some skills, judgement, taste, knowledge, time and effort to build things

As of now, but we are talking in a perspective.

Re:Rails World 2026 Opening Keynote [video] on Thursday September 24, 2026 @04:17PM (#49836253)
So the keynote mentions that in a perspective you are going to be a "maker of things" rather than a coder. But, nobody is asking, in a perspective, why would anybody use the stuff you "make" rather than using AI directly? All of the notion of apps disappears, in a perspective.
Re:A brief history of Windows scroll bar shortcuts on Thursday September 24, 2026 @02:03PM (#49834522)
Yes, you have to draw everything. Not exactly "SetBkColor" :)
Re:A brief history of Windows scroll bar shortcuts on Thursday September 24, 2026 @05:20AM (#49828185)
> nobody uses Win32 scroll bars

Because it is impossible to change its color. It was/is not uncommon to see custom/dark skinned Windows apps with ugly gray scrollbars looking at you. Even today, only Light and Dark themes are supported, impossible to set a custom color.

Re:Microsoft killed FoxPro in 2007. Anyway, here's FoxPro revived on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @01:08PM (#49819271)
Since vibe-coding solved the issue of manpower, why stick to Electron and js frameworks?
Re:Microsoft killed FoxPro in 2007. Anyway, here's FoxPro revived on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @05:05AM (#49813400)
I believe it would be helpful for those who would want to continue development, contribute to the project.

Pro-AI people now argue that the code is ephemeral nowadays, we should not look at it like we don't look at generated assembly (most of the devs). So in this regard, sharing only the "assembly" doesn't make sense, it's like sharing only the binaries and calling that open source (before LLM days).

Re:Microsoft killed FoxPro in 2007. Anyway, here's FoxPro revived on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @04:25AM (#49813135)
For vibe coded open-source projects, I believe the prompt session/history should be shared as well.
Re:Native apps written in TypeScript and CSS on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @04:49PM (#49807885)
I mean, is it OpenGL, Vulkan, Metal? etc...
Re:Native apps written in TypeScript and CSS on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @04:26PM (#49807574)
What do they use for graphics and audio?
Not sure how long the current subsidized pricing would last. Also, the vast majority of software shops can't afford those subsidized prices anyway.
If you are product-driven why not go into Product Ownership roles? It certainly will be more satisfying compared to prompt "engineering" clerk "career".
Re:Ask HN: How do you interview devs in a post-AI world? on Monday September 21, 2026 @07:41AM (#49785979)
I have an opposite concern - how do you find companies that don't force devs to become prompt engineers?
Re:Stripe Withholding Balance of $100000 on Saturday September 19, 2026 @09:02AM (#49766247)
You are doing it right. Publicly shaming them on HN is the only way to get a real customer service.
Re:Muse: Meta's personal AI agent, features and capabilities on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @11:55PM (#49638212)
If we follow that logic, I believe it means that you would be quite happy in the Product Owner role, or in the role of a client who outsources the actual development activities. I wouldn't.
Re:Muse: Meta's personal AI agent, features and capabilities on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @11:50PM (#49638180)
Yes, engineer experience/happiness is part of the equation. The company also thinks that agentic workflow will clutter the codebase.

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