Ask HN: What software should I rewrite as open source?

#1

Post by gorenb » Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 5:43 PM UTC

I'll probably rewrite it in Rust, but I would like some ideas on software to rewrite and make open source.

Re: Ask HN: What software should I rewrite as open source?

#2

Post by strongbond » Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 5:54 PM UTC

Unity

Re: Ask HN: What software should I rewrite as open source?

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Post by stop50 » Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 5:57 PM UTC

strongbond wrote: post #2

Unity

Isn't godot already an replacement?

Re: Ask HN: What software should I rewrite as open source?

#4

Post by lusus_naturae » Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 5:59 PM UTC

MATLAB add-ons or toolkits, any of them depending on your interest. As easy option would be to adapt them to Octave .

Re: Ask HN: What software should I rewrite as open source?

#5

Post by not_your_vase » Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 6:15 PM UTC

Visual Basic - language + modern IDE implementation.

Re: Ask HN: What software should I rewrite as open source?

#6

Post by gus_massa » Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 8:41 PM UTC

not_your_vase wrote: post #5

Visual Basic - language + modern IDE implementation.

Have you tired Gambas https://gambas.sourceforge.net/en/main.html ? I used a lot of VB6 in the old times (and not so old). I didn't try iGambas, but it looks very similar.

Re: Ask HN: What software should I rewrite as open source?

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Post by simonblack » Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 8:50 PM UTC

Weird question. Rewrite whatever you feel like writing. You have to have an internal drive rather than something derived from outside of yourself.

You aren't being paid for your work, so there has to be some other incentive. Whether that is just some mental challenge, or the acclamation of your peers.

Re: Ask HN: What software should I rewrite as open source?

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Post by laltisusto » Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 9:25 PM UTC

OFS

Re: Ask HN: What software should I rewrite as open source?

#9

Post by gorenb » Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 10:24 PM UTC

simonblack wrote: post #7

Weird question. Rewrite whatever you feel like writing. You have to have an internal drive rather than something derived from outside of yourself. You aren't being paid for your work, so there has to be some other incentive. Whether that is just some mental challenge, or the acclamation of your peers.

It’s more to see if I can, and maybe to learn something from it. Also I am very bad at generating ideas.

Re: Ask HN: What software should I rewrite as open source?

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Post by theossuary » Sun, Sep 17, 2023, 11:59 PM UTC

Basic autonomous drone software a la Ardupilot or INAV. Look at replicating ardupilot's auto tuning for new vehicles to tune in flight characteristics. And add an API to send flight instructions to the flight controller from something like a Jetson.

You could take the best from the various drone software packages (OSS and proprietary) and make something really special that could power the next generation of autonomous vehicles that rely heavily on local AI.