Ask HN: What are you working on? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by lacampbell » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:07 PM UTC

ScottFree wrote: post #85

I'm learning C and x86 ASM from scratch all over again. I want to get away from the dumpster fire that web development has become and do something meaningful with my life. Now, if I can only figure out what that is. Embedded development for medical devices, maybe?

I feel like getting into embedded programming would be trading one dumpster fire for another.

I try and limit my exposure to too much web dev crazy ness, usually by avoiding any 'framework' that requires its own command line tool.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by bdibs » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:08 PM UTC

Thanks for asking!

I’m working on a podcast community site to give a place for listeners to get together and connect.

It’s not too far along but the basics are there, feel free to check it out/give me feedback:

https://www.podalong.com/

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by nihil75 » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:08 PM UTC

ScottFree wrote: post #85

I'm learning C and x86 ASM from scratch all over again. I want to get away from the dumpster fire that web development has become and do something meaningful with my life. Now, if I can only figure out what that is. Embedded development for medical devices, maybe?

Maybe link to WebAssembly?

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by bjelkeman-again » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:09 PM UTC

jessehorne wrote: post #70

bjelkeman-again wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am planning on doing a proper write up in English as we progress. Part of the deal with the government is that we are openly publishing our work and software. It will be published here (currently Swedish only): http://cirkularodling.se

Can't wait! What got you into this sort of work?

The realisation that we all have to chip in to bring positive change to the world, and I had skills that could make a difference. I used to sell software to companies, like web traffic analysis etc. before Google Analytics.

Then I took a break and (nearly) got a degree in environmental science. That lead to starting https://Akvo.org but before that I had spent quite a lot of time trying to build the business case for Seawater Greenhouse [1]. Recently we saw an opportunity to work on sustainable local food production, which is the aquaponics and associated work.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12658321

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by opticfluorine » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:10 PM UTC

In my free time I've been working on a 2D MMORPG engine in C#. I'm working on the networking code right now, working toward being able to connect and move around the game world. I'm enjoying the network code, but I'm really looking forward to getting back to shader code and implementing dynamic lighting at some point down the road.

Wanting to build an MMORPG was the main thing that got me interested in software development over a decade ago, so it's been nice to be able to work on this hobby project again.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by nadermx » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:12 PM UTC

https://pdf.to

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by lacampbell » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:13 PM UTC

kaishiro wrote: post #45

I've been building out a product with two other developers for over a year now - and we're finally just a couple of weeks from launching. It's a drop in e-commerce system that allows people to start selling products on an existing site very quickly (a similar space as Snipcart). Now just building out the marketing and wondering if anyone will want to use it.

I'm curious, this space is one that interests me and I'd like to see a new spin on it. Do you have a mailing list?

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by icebraining » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:16 PM UTC

jessehorne wrote: post #23

devtanna wrote: post #7

Trying out a hardware side project this time. Figuring out a way to track your surf board or kite board once it's lost at sea during a session. It's a pretty interesting challenge.

I've got a number of things I would like to work on that are more into the realm of hardware. One thing I'm really wanting to work on is a way for me to manage and interact with my cars ECU through a web interface. Would be useful for a number of things, such as keeping a better maintenance schedule, useful statistics, maybe even tuning...Seems pretty fun. As far as tracking goes, I can't think of a need for it with…

For cars is pretty easy, you just plug into the OBD port. There are quite a few Bluetooth, Wifi and even 4G dongles out there.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by bjelkeman-again » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:18 PM UTC

rozenmd wrote: post #42

I'm building a service to effectively "integration test" GraphQL services each time a deployment occurs (via Webhook). https://onlineornot.com At the moment it tests GraphQL queries at given intervals, but I've been struggling to find people (other than me) who need the service.

We may be interested in that. thomas@johannas.org

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on?

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Post by jessehorne » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 10:19 PM UTC

opticfluorine wrote: post #95

In my free time I've been working on a 2D MMORPG engine in C#. I'm working on the networking code right now, working toward being able to connect and move around the game world. I'm enjoying the network code, but I'm really looking forward to getting back to shader code and implementing dynamic lighting at some point down the road. Wanting to build an MMORPG was the main thing that got me interested in software devel…

Building a MMO was my dream for a long time and it's what kept me learning for several years. I haven't accomplished the goal but I will, one day.