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Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

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Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

#421
Create a two-sided deal review app: https://dealcred.com

I work a lot with smaller investors, in real estate, private money lending, etc. It's sometimes hard to do due diligence on someone, and after having a couple bad deals and realize over 30 people were scammed, I wished there was a simple review site where you could see someone's past reviews.

Site is 80% there, hoping to enter beta in the next month.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

#422
Building browser-based RPA workflows with https://browsable.app/

Notably not an AI agent like Operator, Manus, etc. which are largely unreliable for the time being. Instead this uses AI to turn your task into something repeatable and configurable.

Currently focusing on scraping use cases but hope to make it more powerful soon so it can actually do complex tasks rather than just extracting data.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

#423
OkNext! (https://oknext.io) - a task manager for solopreneurs and small teams.

I'd love for you to try it out! It is browser based only for now and pretty basic. I'm adding features sparingly as needed but my next task is to add some documentation for brand new users and making what it can already do more obvious.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

#424
I've been writing a software synthesizer, I want to use it to make an album when it's finished. As of now I've implemented a basic subtractive synth with the usual primitive oscillators, random noise, high and low pass filters, and an ADSR envelope. I've implemented input and output "drivers" for Windows and Linux: WASAPI, ALSA, Windows Raw Input, and evdev.

Soon I'll start work on Lua bindings. The idea is to configure the core engine programmatically. Hook up inputs, modify synth parameters, route output. It's going to be inferior in every way to something like SuperCollider, but I just think it'll be insanely cool to materialize music from thin air. I've learned lots.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

#425
post #249

https://mysukari.com - A Diabetes management platform I got diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in Feb (technically LADA as it's late onset). I'm the first in my family with it so I had zero info on it. I tried getting some CGMs to use but most don't work in Kenya as they are geo-locked, and even apps for measuring carbs like CalorieKing are not available in my region. I was really frustrated with the tech ecosystem, and…

That's so cool! Nice work!! Are you happy to share how you built and host it? How long has it taken you to get it to this point?

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

#426
post #305

A tree cutting tool. Take photos of the tree from 6 different angles, feed into a 3D model generator, erode the model and generate a 3D graph representation of the tree. The tool suggests which cuts to make and where, given a restricted fall path (e.g. constrained by a neighbors yard on one side). I create the fallen branches in their final state along the fall plane, and create individual correction vectors mapping…

That’s a great idea, but so much liability if the user is an amateur and follows steps incorrectly

Or perhaps follows the steps correctly.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

#427
My home-grown daily word game Omiword[1] (previously discussed on HN[2]) is nearing completion. Just a few last features and bug fixes to go, including a hint feature, access to archives, and a sharing feature.

[1] https://www.omiword.com/

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43654350

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

#428
post #65

I have been working on http://phrasing.app - a language learning & acquisition tool for polyglots. I’ve been using it to study ~12 languages (5 on maintaince, 2 seriously studying, 5 casually “studying”) and it’s starting to feel really good. If anyone is learning/maintaining several languages, please reach out! I’m looking for beta testers in as many languages as possible (it supports 120+). In what I believe is sti…

Great job on the design. I like the idea here, but the app was unresponsive on Windows > Chrome to most clicks

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

#429
A little free library style box, but not free and not a library (https://thingio.dev)

I've got an LTE module connected to a solenoid lock. The module listens for a "checkout complete" callback from a Stripe payment link which will unlock the solenoid. There's also some weight sensing involved to track the current product inventory inside the cabinet.

I built this for a family friend who does a lot of wellness outreach around combating food deserts by introducing small scale farming to local schools.

As a result of their community bee hives, they have a bunch of excess honey. So, I thought I’d build them this little honey vending cabinet for their neighborhood.

I've expanded the service a bit to be more product agnostic, maybe someone else can find a use for it.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

#430

The first ever SQL debugger – runs & visualizes your query step-by-step, every clause, condition, expression, incl. GROUP BY, aggregates / windows, DISTINCT (ON), subqueries (even correlated ones!), CTEs, you name it. You can search for full or partial rows and see the whole query lineage – which intermediate rows from which CTEs/subqueries contributed to the result you're searching for. Entirely offline & no usage o…

Cool! We're dealing with many complex CTEs and costly queries. Would be useful to have those visualized one by one.
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