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New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What's a simple app you'd build if you had a weekend?

Ask HN: What's a simple app you'd build if you had a weekend? 2 by akashwadhwani35 | 2 comments on Hacker News. I know apps like this already exist, but I’d make one that sends you a single positive affirmation once a day as a notification. Nothing else. No streaks, no subscriptions, no journaling, no extra features. That’s all it does.

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Will programmers write more efficient code during the memory shortage?

Ask HN: Will programmers write more efficient code during the memory shortage? 17 by amichail | 21 comments on Hacker News. Maybe there will even be more interest in the invention and use of more advanced algorithms and data structures that use less memory?

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Do you find it annoying to share your availability over text/DMs?

Ask HN: Do you find it annoying to share your availability over text/DMs? 5 by siddhibee | 1 comments on Hacker News. For those of you who network or set up a lot of meetings: do you find it annoying to find and send your available times in casual contexts (text, LinkedIn, DMs)? Switching between a messaging app and my calendar just to figure out when I'm free is enough friction that I sometimes end up delaying my responses by a few days / miss sending availability entirely. Curious whether others hit this, how you handle it, or whether it's a non-issue for you.

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How do you separate intentional test boilerplate from real duplication?

Ask HN: How do you separate intentional test boilerplate from real duplication? 5 by rafaepta | 1 comments on Hacker News. I am maintaining an open-source project (deterministic open source duplicate-code detector) and a user asked for a feature which I don’t have a clear answer on how to implement. This seems a very hard problem to solve: -Tests repeat the same scenario. For a structural detector, this flags as repetition (duplication). However, tests are not something people want to delete from the codebases. -The repetitions from tests (on purpose) end up looking like undesired code duplication and the tools canno tell which is which. -One way to solve this would be something like a human in the loop (kind of how linters allow user to accept something once, while keeping the default first run zero-config). Wonder how you have seen this handle and if anyone have any ideas. Here is the the repo: https://ift.tt/UabntTX And here is the issue with more detail: https://ift.tt/hF6ICgr

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Do we even need code anymore?

Ask HN: Do we even need code anymore? 2 by lasky | 3 comments on Hacker News. No one looks at code anymore. English -> Binary.

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How have you gotten burned by coding agents?

Ask HN: How have you gotten burned by coding agents? 2 by baddash | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Has anyone had success with SBIR grants and what is the process like?

Ask HN: Has anyone had success with SBIR grants and what is the process like? 4 by lyfeninja | 2 comments on Hacker News. I'm considering applying to a phase I topic that is a pretty good fit for our tech and we should meet all basic requirements (U S. Based, small business, etc.), but I'm unsure if the juice is worth the squeeze. If anyone has any experience applying and going through the process I'd love to hear about it. Things I'm curious about... - how competitive is it? - how detailed should proposals be? - am I guaranteed to hear back? - how long after closing is a decision made? Thanks in advance.