Building a new Smalltalk VM from scratch that better utilizes modern hardware (full multicore support) and a web-based system browser so I can develop with it remotely.
Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026)
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#83I continue working on SecurityBot.dev, having lately made significant improvements to the broken link monitor.
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#85This month https://thingstohave.app, my calm and flexible wishlist app, reached a state I can call "feature complete". This iteration took two years of occasional work, so it's a big milestone for me. (I've posted updates on this app in previous threads)
Since the last update, I released everything that had been in testing since April, like gallery view, custom avatars, birthdays and, most importantly – autofill from link.
Now I'm preparing for a big launch – working on the landing page, SEO and onboarding experience. Here's what I've done so far:
1. I updated the landing page to actually tell users about the app and look presentable. I already see a big improvement in conversion
2. I added SEO crap to the landing page. This is painful for me, but sadly that's how Google Search works (it doesn't). It's paying off, too
3. I overhauled the onboarding experience, to make it smoother for new users
Two more features are still in testing; I plan to ship them before the release, but currently i'm not completely happy about them.
Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026)
#86I'm creating a "spy mission" for my granddaughter. Using an Axiometa Genesis Mini with some modules for gating access. Real-world challenges, enter results into the Genesis, get directions to the next challenge.
I am trying to involve family members' specialties and interests so she can elicit help from each person: entomology, mechanical engineering, etc.
All that for her to discover the Secret Planned Activity the following day (visiting a theme park.)
Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026)
#87What if your web apps e2e tests ran in production through actual user sessions? Know exactly what browser session cohorts are having issues. Open source, https://github.com/Faultsense/faultsense-agent
Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026)
#88Modern coding agents code blind; they can't see the consequences of their actions. I built a cheap solution that lets them see your browser.
It's called peek-cli: https://github.com/puffinsoft/peek-cli
Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026)
#89I've been playing around with https://openworm.org/index.html a lot recently...getting back into artificial life "research" more broadly.
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#90I usually work on my programming language lone lisp on my free time but I've been feeling burned out lately.
So I started a new side project: decompilation of my cherished childhood video games. Many Mega Man games, starting with Mega Man Battle Network 2.
I just finished polishing and verifying the early initialization routines, and have already traced various parts of the game's engine. I was surprised to discover that it was a huge state machine of sorts. I want to focus on reverse engineering the saving system so I can write a save editor, and the music system so I can listen to the music.