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Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)?

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#441

I moved to doing programming for some post production companies and I am working on a couple of patches for ffmpeg. First time writing C and the task has been both daunting and rewarding, I am mostly working hls enc/dec and learning about av has been a ton of fun!

That's awesome! Do you know of any resources for learning more about audio/video compression?

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)?

#442
https://www.plainweb.dev is my shot at making web development simpler.

my bet is that most companies and solo devs only need a single process and sqlite to drive revenue.

i’m considering switching from tsx to bun, but i’m hesitating because of some missing node 20 api.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)?

#443

I'm working on a web app that helps you discover books, movies, TV shows, video games, and songs that you'll like. The app makes it super easy to describe what you're looking for and then gives you a unique set of 10 suggestions on each run. It's the first solo project I've done in many years and I'm having a great time learning. I've also been able to get some great recommendations for myself and it's fun to use! ht…

It's a very cool idea.

However, I gave it "Jane Eyre" (a mid-19th century novel by Charlotte Bronte; it's a classic) with the expectation that it will return "Wuthering Heights" – another a classic novel written in mid-19th century by Emily Bronte (yes the authors are related) – among other things. People who like Jane Eyre tend to like Wuthering Heights, and vice versa.

But everything it returned were new works – published in the last 20 years – of stories that are set in the 19th century.

The only filters applied were: "Preferred: Gothic romance novel, Victorian literature, Highly influential classic literature, Early 19th-century England ".

So, something seems amiss for now. Nevertheless, it's a very cool idea.

(Edited to fix my grammar; English is not my first language, so pardon me for any mistakes.)

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)?

#444
https://github.com/andrew-johnson-4/lambda-mountain

Working on verifiable correctness for programs written in LM or anything that generates annotated assembly. Basically low-level proofs that accessed memory is valid and live or that function pre/post-conditions are met.

The goal is that these proofs are compiler agnostic, so more people can use them.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)?

#446
I am creating custom hardware for my own SaaS. So far I've designed a custom 3D printed case and wrote early version of firmware.

It feels great to create something physical after over 10 years of working on CRUD web apps.

My work is open source and available at https://github.com/ziolko/eink-calendar-display.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)?

#447
I have been working on creating a hosting project where I can provide access to lots of private frontends (invidious, redlib, etc) and different services (vaultwarden, nextcloud, etc), etc. I have been setting up glusterFS (a distributed nfs) which I can use in Docker swarm to share the volumes for different nodes. I would wanna work on writing a distributed nfs once I am done with this small project

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)?

#449
Hello! I'm working on a low-code API builder based on Flyde, the open-source visual programming language I launched a few months ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39628285) Unlike existing low-code API builders, one can easily eject to a ".flyde" source file and run the API wherever they want without being commercially vendor-locked

I would love feedback on the new site's direction - https://www.getflowcode.io/ (still WIP) Here's the old one, for reference https://flyde.app/

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)?

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Hey guys! We're engineers/designers from France, and we've built the Ultimate DIY Battery that you can repair and refill! It works with 90% of the bikes/motor brands on the market, so I assumed that some people here might be interested, if they got a non-functional batteries but they still want to use their e-bike? We believe that everybody should have control about stuff they own, and we should fight against planned…

Would order instantly. I have a bunch of e-scooter 18650 battery packs that would be nice to convert to an e-bike one.

If Kickstarter is starting in Sept, then I guess it will be another 1-2 years.

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