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Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)

#501
Ishikawa : a framework/architecture for automated Attack Surface Mapping & Vulnerability scanning

- golang based architecture

- information is dynamically mapped into one central directed knowledge graph

- default multithreading

- utilizes existing tools (such as nmap/nuclei/katana/wfuzz/....) instead of reinventing the wheel

- architecture is (tldr) a self supervising logic in which every worker is also a scheduler that based on delta causality uses cartesian fanout and graph overlay mapping including local only witness nodes to dispatch new "jobs" without having a central scheduler or the necessity to scan a central total job queue to prevent duplicate executions.

In this architecture every "action" that can be executed defines an input structure necessary. If the previously mentioned mechanic identifies a possible job execution it will create a job input payload which will automatically be picked up by a worker an executed. Therefor every action is a self containing logic. This results in a organically growing knowledge graph without defining a full execution flow. It is very easy to extend.

I worked on this for the past ~10 years (private time). The sad truth tho is, while this project was initially planned to be open sourced - after i not to long ago for quite some bucks consulted a lawyer, i basically was presented with the fact that if i would publish it i could get sued due to germany's hacker and software reliability laws. So for now its only trapped on my disk and maybe will never see daylight.

Im right now working on a blog article (thats why i even mention it) about the whole thing with quite more detailed description and will also contain some example visual data. Maybe will post it on hackernews will see.

PS:The tool does not need llm/nn.

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)

#502

I'm building a small tool called FormBeep[1] that sends a notification to your phone when someone submits a form on your website. It started as a client problem, then something which I also experienced so decided to built it. It's just one small script and work seamlessly across platforms. [1] https://formbeep.com

Curious, were you already aware of ntfy.sh (which has webhooks) when you built it?

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)

#504
Using a Muse EEG headset to read brain activity and use that to drive the output of a GAN. Similar to other projects that try to visualise or decode thoughts, but at the moment it's an art project. Obviosuly quite limited by compute and hardware. I'm sort of looking for collaborators / co-founders / opportunities in the AI + neuroscience + creativity space.

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)

#506
I was interested in the idea of generating vector graphics with simple scripting language. The "simple" did not happen, but... I launched https://scriptdraw.com and I have lots of fun with it. My goal is to make the language much simpler than it actually is and then create a lot of generators (for example, gears!).

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)

#507
I realized that there is no journaling program I like, so I wrote my own. Authoring is done purely by iOS shortcuts and is writer (the only thing I want is to create a new entry, or create a new entry with a photo and metadata from said photo)

Rendering is done by a go server. I wanted to learn go for quite a while and this is the perfect excuse.

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)

#509
I'm writing a book, which covers the mental models for writing code in a functional style. The examples are in Scala, but it will be useful if you use other modern languages like Rust, Kotlin, Swift, OCaml, or Typescript.

https://functionalprogrammingstrategies.com/

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)

#510
We're building Aucly: https://aucly.co.uk/

It's an auction website for schools, charities etc without the exploitative transaction fees.

My wife and I are pretty heavily involved in our son's school PTA (parent teacher association) and have helped run school fundraising events for a few years, so we feel sort of like domain experts in this area :)

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