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

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

#41
I’m working on Reflect [0], it’s a private self discovery and self experimentation app. You can track metrics, set goals, get alerted to anomalies, view correlations, visualize your data, etc.

[0] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reflect-track-anything/id64638...

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

#43

I'm working on this programming language that compiles to Go. The goal is to have it behave like typescript for Go, where any Go program would compile out of the box, but then you can use the new syntax. Featuring: built-in Set/Enum/Tuple/lambda/"error propagation operators" It also have a working LSP server and generates a sourcemap, so when you get a runtime stacktrace, it gives you the original line in your .agl f…

Nice!

When I wrote Go, I figured that I would eventually have to do something like that, to fix the glaring omissions in the language. And then I stopped writing Go, but glad to see that someone got around to it!

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

#44
I'm building ClosedLinks, a tool for sharing files and/or messages anonymously through one-time access links with no traceable sender. Most digital tools assume persistence; ClosedLinks is built for ephemerality and unlinkability. Each link is single-use, redirects on access, and stores encrypted content only temporarily. Recipients never see the original URL, enabling plausible deniability. Think: whistleblowers.

Encryption uses Fernet (symmetric), and all decryption happens only at point of access. There's no data retention after viewing or expiration. Optional analytics give visibility without compromising identity. Users can get notified when their shared links was accessed by the recipient, and they can set passwords for enhanced security. Limitations include email-based signups and no end-to-end encryption (yet).

You can check it out at = https://www.closedlinks.com/

You can read the white paper here - https://www.closedlinks.com/white-paper/

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

#45
I've been working on an encrypted environment variables management tool, called kiln[1], for teams. I know, tools like age and SOPS exist, but this partly came through because of the lack of a good UX around the encryption part especially for a team-based workflow. I aim to continue building kiln as a developer-first experience, making it seamless to integrate into a large team's workflows.

The idea came to me when we were trying to find ways to manage Terraform secrets , CI vars were a no-go because people sometimes wish to deploy locally for testing stuff, and tools like Vault have honestly been a pain to manage, well, for us at least. So I have been building this tool where the variables are encrypted with `age`, have RBACs around it, and an entire development workflow (run ad-hoc commands, export, templating, etc) that can easily be integrated into any CI/CD alongside local development. We're using this and storing the encrypted secrets in Git now, so everything is version-controlled and can be found in a single place.

Do give it a try. I am open to any questions or suggestions! Interested to know what people think of this. Thanks!

[1]: https://kiln.sh

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

#46
post #32

Still working on https://phrasing.app - an app for polyglots to learn over 120 languages in the most effective manner and a beautiful UI. Just finished a onboarding flow, now updating the search and create experience to fall more in line with actual usage from users, then hopefully prepping for a more public launch :) Had a fun week fixing up the application so it’s 100x faster on 5 different axes, and it’s starting…

Sounds nice! A word of advice, instead of claiming 120 languages, I feel it would be better to focus on a few an ensure that they work well with native speakers.

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

#47
I am bootstrapping Appio.so

Appio lets you add mobile widgets and native push notifications to your web app within minutes, without building or maintaining mobile apps, hiring developers, or dealing with app stores. You can try it at: https://demo.appio.so/

If you’re building a web-based product without a mobile app, or just want to try Appio, I’d love to chat! You can reach me directly via https://my.appio.so/ or drop a comment here.

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

#48
A tool to map your network - for fundraising, sales, partnerships, etc - to get intros to people. Cold email is dying as it gets so much cheaper and easier to send emails with AI and automation, so human connection is going to skyrocket in importance.

Would love feedback - in open alpha:

www.draftboard.com

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

#49
A web app DSL that looks like:

  GET /hello
    |> jq: `{ world: ":)"}`

  pipeline getPage = 
    |> jq: `{ sqlParams: [.params.id | tostring] }`
    |> pg: `SELECT * FROM pages WHERE id = $1`
    |> jq: `{ team: .data.rows[0] }`
  
  GET /page/:id
    |> pipeline: getPage
WIP article that explains more:

https://williamcotton.com/articles/introducing-web-pipe

I would love feedback!

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

#50
Working on www.lattix.app, a macOS app to launch apps and files across multiple monitors, in the layout you want them to be in. I built this for myself as a companion since I context switch a lot ( work, personal projects and hobbies ), now it's public.
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