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

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

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Post by zero_shift »

Nothing as impressive as others here... but I have a few little things

--- Todo or else ---

The main thing is a new Go CLI called "todo or else". It scans your project for TODO comments and checks that they have deadlines

This allows you to hold yourself accountable for completing them

You can verify other things like whether TODOs have owners

I'm using Tree Sitter which means it can handle most programming languages (although, I'm shipping with a subset, as the grammars can get quite big)

I'm hoping to release this cross platform in a couple of weeks

--- Video: How PSX games were developed ---

A ten minute YouTube video about how PlayStation 1 games were developed

The tools, languages, and practices that were common in this era

Also the computers, software, programs used for creating assets (eg Irix Framethrower for SGI)

I'm hoping to produce a 10 minute video on my YT channel (jbreckmckye). Currently in the writing stage

--- Black Noise ---

A small, command line program for playing white noise

I think it would be a nice utility to have for focus sessions... maybe to double as a sort of pomodoro timer

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

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Post by sensecall »

I’m building https://tradeyhq.com/

It’s a super simple job management app for busy tradespeople to keep track of jobs.

The main use case is time pressed tradespeople who do most of their admin in the evenings.

The app makes capturing leads incredibly easy and quick. Lots of scope for extending functionality in the future in various directions.

(Not launched yet, squashing bugs and refining a few bits and pieces)

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

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Post by mattbettinson »

azdle wrote: post #84

My meta side project for building other side projects: https://bodge.app/ I've always had a bunch of small side projects that I want to do that aren't worth the overhead required to actually put them together & keep them maintained. So, I built a small Lua-based FaaS platform to make each individual project less work whenever inspiration strikes. So far I've built: * A current-time API for some hacked-together IoT de…

FWIW I think you should paraphrase this comment on the hero of the site! I was unclear what it did till i read your comment fully.

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

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Post by anishgupta »

junaid_97 wrote: post #3

I built a free USCIS form-filling tool (no Adobe required) USCIS forms still use XFA PDFs, which don’t let you edit in most browsers. Even with Adobe, fields break, and getting the signature is hard. So I converted the PDF form into modern, browser-friendly web forms - and kept every field 1:1 with the original. You fill the form, submit it, and get the official USCIS PDF filled. https://fillvisa.com/demo/

You're solving a real point here! great work

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

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Post by ctxc »

another_twist wrote: post #43
ctxc wrote: post #33

Not as impressive, but - making my website weirder. Not a frontend dev at work. Top of my ideas now: add "ask your LLM" buttons to my email submission form that opens ChatGPT/Perp/Claude and auto-fills a query asking it why you should be friends with me. Sample links (I hope it says nice things about me!): Claude: https://claude.ai/new?q=Do+deep+research+on+a+person%2C+dvsj... . ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/?q=Do…

buddy, don't be so modest, this is an ambitious project and I hope you succeed ! This is tough work, I tried to build a Webflow-ish editor myself and it nearly destroyed my sanity.

Haha, thank you! I just checked Mantine out thanks to you. Going to use it on my next side project :D

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

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Post by thevivekshukla »

I'm working on Daestro[0] - a job orchestrator that can directly integrate with cloud providers like AWS, Vultr, DigitalOcean and Linode to create instances for jobs to run on and destroy when done.

Currently I'm working on following features: - Multi user support (Team) on project level - Then I'll look into whether to add support for OIDC/SSO now or not - Alert on slack - Webhook support

0: https://daestro.com/

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

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Post by koeng »

I’m genetically engineering yeasts to make subtly flavored breads. I’ve already done grape aroma, now working on wintergreen.

Also working on a red chamomile (using beat red biosynthesis). Just for fun. Red chamomile tea!

The idea is to have niche invite-only genetically engineered flavors that I can bring to parties around SF :) what’s more special than a genetically engineered organism that you can ONLY get if I’m there? Good calling card

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

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Post by Version467 »

I'm working on Increader, an incremental reading platform.

You put in all your bookmarks (also pdfs or epubs) and it puts them in a queue and tracks your progress. Read for as long as you want to and if you get bored with an article you just move on to the next one. Supports highlights and annotations as well as creating spaced repetition cards out of those annotations.

Really reduces the friction for me to start reading and it has made a noticeable difference to my media consumption throughout last year.

Started out as an exploration into the incremental reading concept, but it's become my primary interface for reading and I use it every day.

I haven't really talked about this to anyone yet, but it's getting to a point where it's polished enough for others to use.

It's currently completely free and you can try it without entering your email.

https://www.increader.com/

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