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Posted by david927 3 days ago

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

What are you working on? Any new ideas that you're thinking about?
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anuramat 2 days ago|
vicode -- TUI coding agent written in Rust, with tabs/subagents running in worktrees on top of fuse-overlayfs: create/fork tabs to work on multiple features/implementations, while subagents work in parallel without conflicts; additional lowerdir with bindfs mounts lets agents share the compilation cache, so that `cargo check` doesn't take minutes

since it's all just mounts, vicode works as a worktree manager as well: select a vicode tab (which sets cwd to the corresponding worktree with OSC7), open a new terminal tab/window, and run claude/codex inside

disclaimer: unstable, linux-only (mac build WIP, no overlayfs), some modules were vibecoded (grep for `SLOP`)

https://github.com/anuramat/vicode

l7l 3 days ago||
working on a voice first, interaktive universal audio guide. https://artsplain.com
tasoeur 2 days ago||
For the past 2.5~3 months I've been working on a 2D/3D VFX (visual effects) editor dedicated to mac and iPhone/iPad, it was on my never ending list of fun projects to build and a perfect excuse to learn agentic coding on a domain of expertise (written in Swift/SwiftUI and Metal).

I wrote a blog post about my process: https://sxp.studio/blog/subjective-building-a-native-vfx-edi...

...and you can download the app here if you're curious (the app is free!): https://subjectivedesigner.com

Next project is going to be a pivot of that project into something related to creative coding and agentic :-)

benfrancom 2 days ago||
pod2book.com It converts podcasts to e-books for the deaf, hard of hearing or neurodivergent because transcripts are clunky.
rossdavidh 3 days ago||
Working on a framework for factory management systems.
lopatin 3 days ago||
I'm building an AI, that uses AI to operate AI.
fragmede 2 days ago|
Why not have an AI build an AI, that uses AI to operate AI?
_def 2 days ago||
cross-platform app for tracking your meals, in order to make sure you eat balanced meals in a regular timeframe and to help you reflect
ge96 2 days ago||
Another self navigating robot. Really need to nail down IMUs and mixing these 8x8 ToF ranging sensors with cameras to get better depth. FPGAs are on my list too, I bought an orange crab like 4 years ago and still haven't used it.

Trying to use local LLMs/agents but I still don't use LLMs much other than for research.

Personal finance BS, I need to get out of debt so I always write code about that, the trick is to actually follow it.

Medical SaaS for money... still building it out, recently switched over to GCP.

Jemm 2 days ago||
I got tired of the paywall surrounding cabinet design so I created https://cabinet.mycnc.app. Just finished validating the door / drawer front gcode generator by milling a kitchen's worth of doors on a hobby grade CNC.

My thinking was that the money I saved doing the cabinets myself would be enough to pay for the Sienci Labs Longmill that I bought for the project.

rahulramesh82 3 days ago|
Working on a Platform That hosts Open Source software & Gives users Enterprise-Level AI Assistants & Support to challenge Saas Software (Just a MVP right now!!)

I just hate the Saas Scene today - even a small productivity app is worth $10-$15 / month . When you couple that with a bunch of apps that you use , you spend hundred of dollars in hard-earned Cash .

The Open Source Community is Amazing on Some fronts , but then enterprise & non-technical users can't use them without a layer of Support , Hosting & Setup Assistance .

We want to be the delivery layer between the Current Open-Source Community & Saas users .

Got a lot of ideas to work on it , but decided to build out a small version right now and launch it !!

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