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Posted by david927 1 day ago

Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)

What are you working on? Any new ideas that you're thinking about?
258 points | 957 commentspage 14
samlaycock 1 day ago|
A few OSS projects:

- NookJS: a Javascript/Typescript interpreter and sandbox written in Typescript (https://nookjs.dev)

- Litz: a thin React meta framework that uses RSC as purely a server transport, allowing for more flexible client/server architectures (https://litzjs.dev)

- Nativite: a Vite plugin for building for native platforms using web technologies, with a custom plugin/platform support (https://github.com/samlaycock/nativite)

- superformdata: superjson but for FormData/URLSearchParams (https://github.com/samlaycock/superformdata)

- NoSQL ODM: ODM for various noSQL (and “unstructured” SQL) data stores, supporting both lazy and active data migration strategies (https://github.com/samlaycock/nosql-odm)

askari01 8 hours ago||
Store Checkout validator, a continuous check for web-store checkout. it visually checks store, its product page, cart and checkout. Kind of cool but it's just an MVP to help the medium/low-end store owners with their website. Targeting people who don't a full time developer :)

yayauptime.com (named after the first words of my friends kid) YAYA!!

if someone needs a free signup: https://www.yayauptime.com/auth/signup?invite=YAYA-BETA-2026

thearn4 5 hours ago||
Good old fashioned machine learning (GOFML?) Using mixes of different sensor data from industrial 3d printing processes to production quality. Not as fashionable as LLMs at the moment but there's new innovations to make in the space, so it's honest work.
t_mahmood 13 hours ago||
I am working on a minimalist journal app that is for really quick single line jots. Can be used for idea dumping, project management, quick calculations, unit conversion, task management etc. Have unlimited undo/redo support, assign tags etc. Will be adding scripting support using Python next. The data is stored in text file, in really human friendly manner, but also in way so that the *nix tool users can easy to navigate the file using text processing tools.

Native application, no web UI, built using Rust + iced.rs, minimal dependency. NO AI.

I am putting the best effort to make it performant. Target audience is the users who want's the simplicity of the notepad [non-sloppy one], but still with some bells and whistles to note without worrying about managing the metadata manually.

I think with scripting there will be infinite possibilities to play with linear notes, and I want to make that happen.

Continuous challenges while implementing features are:

  1. It should load instantly
  2. Keeping it extremely simple to use
  3. Keeping the interface minimal
  4. Still have ways to let the user find the features easily.
Will have a demo version ready soon
kaipereira 1 day ago||
I’m working on 2 hardware projects right now!

Fold-up, scissor lift, cross-cantilever 3D printer for open sauce

M.2 FPGA hardware accelerator devboard

All just for fun and open source https://github.com/kaipereira :D

codebje 21 hours ago|
Both of those are cool projects!
azriel91 20 hours ago||
Working on a GraphViz replacement (again):

Site: https://azriel.im/disposition

Repo: https://github.com/azriel91/disposition

It's written in Rust, has stable node positions, is stylable (and has default styling, dark mode styles), among other things.

The hardest part is calculating coordinates for edges:

- ranking nodes / positioning them when edges connect nodes of different nesting levels

- ensure edges don't overlap with nodes to not obscure content

- ensure edges don't overlap with each other

It's about 60% of what my version of "complete" looks like. Remaining parts:

- edge labels (might need a rewrite of how edge paths are calculated.

- images in nodes

- generating diagrams for different screen sizes

- LSP support (?)

anilgulecha 17 hours ago|
> (again)

I can completely empathize - sometimes some problems never leave us.. like that piece of food stuck b/w teeth. There's a force within us asking us to right that problem in the world.

All the best to your project.

pvillano 10 hours ago||
I made sdf2stl.saej.in

You can use it design 3D objects with mathematics and bring them into the real world with 3D printing.

You can use it to create 3D models that are impossible to create with CAD, CSG, sculpting, or mesh-based tools.

You can build on a decade of community SDF development on Shadertoy because sdf2stl uses the same language.

A few days ago I may have become the first person to 3D print the equation x^4+y^4+z^4-x^2-y^-z^2+.4=0 (Goursat's surface) https://www.printables.com/model/1713835-goursats-surface

Please try it out and tell me what you think.

https://sdf2stl.saej.in

serickson 9 hours ago||
https://casedaemon.com/

CaseDaemon: automated intake handling for immigration lawyers. Given a USCIS form to fill out and a set of documents and information, CaseDaemon automatically fills out the form with what it has and prompts the client (directly or via the user) for additional documentation or information needed to finish the application. Takes out a bunch of the back-and-forth between lawyer and client, and the busy-work of the lawyer mapping data to form and tracking requirements.

The product will be ready to use in a few weeks, but take a look at our homepage in the meanwhile, curious what people think!

renegat0x0 9 hours ago||
I maintain databases of links

- h ttps://github.com/rumca-js/Internet-Places-Database - Internet places / YouTube channels

- h ttps://github.com/rumca-js/awesome-database-feeds - feeds / RSS locations

- h ttps://github.com/rumca-js/awesome-database-top - smaller database from above

- h ttps://github.com/rumca-js/awesome-database-awesomelists - links from 'awesome lists'

- h ttps://github.com/rumca-js/RSS-Link-Database-2026 - 2026 year link metadata

- h ttps://github.com/rumca-js/RSS-Link-Database-2025 - 2025 year link meta data

- h ttps://github.com/rumca-js/crawler-buddy - crawler engine

slater 9 hours ago|
is there a reason for the space in "h ttps" ?
srean 7 hours ago||
Probably to prevent the HN hug of death.
mindaslab 4 hours ago|
Clojure Diary https://www.youtube.com/@clojurediary
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