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Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)

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Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)

#291
I’m working on an open-source thing that lets you co-draw diagrams with an LLM inside draw.io/diagrams.net.

You can ask the model to rough out an AWS/GCP/Azure architecture, but the key part is the loop: you still have the normal editor, so you drag boxes, rename stuff, add your own bits, and then say things like “clean this up”, “split this service out”, “add a read replica here”. The AI edits the real draw.io XML, it’s not just generating a picture, so you and the model are basically sharing the same canvas.

It can also try to rebuild a diagram from a screenshot/PDF and then you keep iterating together in chat + manual edits.

Recently I added “bring your own API key” for a bunch of providers and support for uploading PDFs/text to turn existing docs into diagrams.

Repo (just crossed ~10.2k): https://github.com/DayuanJiang/next-ai-draw-io Demo: https://next-ai-drawio.jiang.jp/

If you live in drawio a lot, I’d be curious where this breaks down or feels more annoying than just doing it by hand.

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)

#294

I shared this last month, but I’m still having a lot of fun working on it. I made a daily word puzzle called Tiled Words. https://tiledwords.com Currently about 2,000 people play every day and I’ve released 59 puzzles! One feature I’m excited about is crowdsourcing puzzles. Today’s puzzle is a “community puzzle” made entirely from clues that players submitted! I plan to do this every week or two. I wrote about launch…

I started playing a couple weeks ago (and got my Mum and one of her friends playing too).

I enjoy it, but I find the clues seem a bit too easy, and honestly I'm normally terrible at crosswords. Take that for what you will, totally understandable if you're aiming at "cozy/relaxing".

I appreciate the polish of the UI compared to a lot of the other janky word games out there anyway.

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)

#295
I've been building Hypertrophy, an iOS-native workout app. I've always wanted a simpler, cleaner experience than Strong (on which I've done over 1000 workouts) so I built my own.

I've tried to make it look and feel at home in iOS and I like to think of it as a Notes app for the gym—it does very few things and does them well.

It's completely free with no ads because I'm not a fan of how other workout apps charge you for a basic workout experience.

I've just finished up the Import from Strong feature and would love any feedback on it!

https://apps.apple.com/au/app/hypertrophy-gym-workout-log/id...

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)

#296
A vetting tool for sellers on Fabebook Marketplace (which we all love to hate) to vet Buyers before they meet them irl. check it > https://webvetted.com/detect/social/facebook

what it does: you enter a name and it assembles an OSINT-style report on any Fb user. its early but it works great.

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)

#297
post #89

I'm working on "Cargo but for C". It started out as something marginally more useful than vendoring your dependencies as submodules + baking in the knowledge of how to build a bunch of common projects. I realized, though, that there was somehow a huge gap in the insane world of C build tools. There's nothing that: - Lets you pin really precisely and builds everything from source (i.e. no binary repository) - Does not…

Sounds interesting and challenging. There's something similar, although not the build part just the modular aspect of it inspired by CPAN called CCAN: https://ccodearchive.net/. Very few people know about it, I believe, and it goes way back. I'm not involved with that project, though. Good luck!

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)

#298
Perhaps a bit off-base, but...I'm writing another novel! It's the long-awaited sequel to this (post-apocalyptic sci-fi if you're curious): https://www.amazon.com/Viscount-2213-Post-Apocalyptic-Surviv...

I've had the idea sitting in my notes for years now. It waited patiently until I could get back to it.

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)

#299
Just released the browser extension for https://unrav.io . It transforms any article, paper, or YouTube video into your perfect view (infographic, TL;DR, mind map, podcast, etc) with one click.

It’s for people who feel smart but overwhelmed, drowning in tabs, skimming everything, remembering nothing.

You don’t need more information. You need clarity.

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)

#300

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blazingban... Completely free, no ads, no in-app purchases and no accounts / network required offline voice transcription. I have also built the macOS/Windows/Linux versions which I'll also make free to download and available on my site soon ( https://blazingbanana.com/ ). iOS version is built and works (extremely well), just waiting for the Apple Developer signup pro…

Would you consider adding it F-Droid?
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