Thursday, June 29, 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Now you can search on Google for free: Solution with API

Now you can search on Google for free: Solution with API
2 by karust | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How to switch software engineering domains

Ask HN: How to switch software engineering domains
18 by SomeDaysBe | 10 comments on Hacker News.
Hi! I've been a Software Engineer at a medium sized Canadian company for almost 4 years now. It was my first job out of university. The work is backend application development for the company's platform. While the work can be interesting at times, I feel like I don't enjoy it anymore. I want to switch into a new software engineering domain that isn't as high-level. I'm fine with switching to any other field, I'm just don't know how to properly make that transition in a way that would allow me to get a job. Currently, I've been doing some personal projects in computer graphics, and I've always enjoyed C programming (I was a TA for my systems programming course in undergrad). I also just completed my Masters in Computer Science. Despite this, I'm having trouble applying for jobs. I usually don't meet any of the requirements, as I don't have actual work experience that the job description expects. And when I do apply, I get rejected before an interview. For those who have switched domains, any advice on how to go about this transition?

New top story on Hacker News: Gitlab AI is going head to head with GitHub Copilot

Gitlab AI is going head to head with GitHub Copilot
45 by sh_tomer | 13 comments on Hacker News.


Thursday, June 22, 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Oceangate Statement We now believe that [all crew] have sadly been lost.

Oceangate Statement, “We now believe that [all crew] have sadly been lost.”
74 by areoform | 61 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Framework Laptop 16 Deep Dive Enclosure

Framework Laptop 16 Deep Dive – Enclosure
59 by crthpl | 19 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Do You Know How Much Your Computer Can Do in a Second?

Do You Know How Much Your Computer Can Do in a Second?
14 by surprisetalk | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The Mellotron an electronic keyboard of recorded samples changed pop music

The Mellotron, an electronic keyboard of recorded samples, changed pop music
22 by samizdis | 6 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Revolt: FOSS Discord Alternative

Revolt: FOSS Discord Alternative
31 by hyperific | 7 comments on Hacker News.


Saturday, June 10, 2023

New top story on Hacker News: How Folklore Goes Digital

How Folklore Goes Digital
6 by related | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Bloop – Answer questions about your code with an LLM agent

Show HN: Bloop – Answer questions about your code with an LLM agent
16 by louiskw | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Hi HN! We launched bloop 10 weeks ago ( https://ift.tt/f1p4nEI ) and received a huge amount of feedback (both positive + constructive). We've undertaken a rewrite of the core search framework, which now acts as an LLM agent, significantly improving the number of queries that can be successfully answered. There's a bunch of hype surrounding LLM agents, but we're positive this is one of the first implementations of an agent that can deliver immediate value for engineers working on existing projects, especially larger ones. We'll do a full write up of how the agent works and the tools it can use soon, but we wanted to share our progress, now that we've got a stable release. bloop is a developer assistant that uses GPT-4 to answer questions about your codebase. The agent searches both your local and remote repositories with natural language, regex and filtered queries. Some of the ways engineers use bloop to improve their efficiency when working on large codebases: - Summarise how large files work and how multiple files work together - Understand how to use open source libraries when documentation is lacking - Identify the origin of errors - Ask questions about English-language codebases in other languages - Reduce code duplication by checking for existing functionality - Write new code, taking into account existing codebase context (eg: "write a dockerfile for this project") bloop runs as a free desktop app on Mac, Windows and Linux: https://ift.tt/NL19vGf . On desktop, your code is indexed with a MiniLM embedding model and stored locally, meaning at index time your codebase stays private. 'Private' here means that no code is shared with us or OpenAI at index time, and when a search is made only relevant code snippets are shared to generate the response. (This is more or less the same data usage as Copilot). We also have a paid cloud offering for teams ($45 per user per month). Members of the same organisation can search a shared index hosted by us and will get access to enterprise only features down the line (currently there's no feature gap between desktop and cloud).

New top story on Hacker News: I've talked to founders recently who have changed their minds about remote work

I've talked to founders recently who have changed their minds about remote work
8 by kpw94 | 2 comments on Hacker News.


Monday, June 5, 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Flora Incognita – free AI-supported plant identification university project

Flora Incognita – free AI-supported plant identification university project
13 by retro_guy | 2 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Demo: Fully P2P and open source Reddit alternative we been workin on for 2 years

Demo: Fully P2P and open source Reddit alternative we been workin on for 2 years
28 by estebanabaroa | 11 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: On 'Function Coloring'

On 'Function Coloring'
9 by jeremylevy | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Some Blogging Myths

Some Blogging Myths
3 by GavinAnderegg | 2 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Why does MPEG Transport Stream still exist?

Why does MPEG Transport Stream still exist?
25 by mmcclure | 1 comments on Hacker News.


Sunday, June 4, 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Reduce vs. Fold in Common Lisp

Reduce vs. Fold in Common Lisp
12 by billiob | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Redream: Realtime Diffusion, Using Automatic1111 Stable Diffusion API

Redream: Realtime Diffusion, Using Automatic1111 Stable Diffusion API
4 by nateb2022 | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Where the Wood-Wide Web Went Wrong

Where the Wood-Wide Web Went Wrong
6 by abscond | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Over 70% of US household Covid spread started with a child

Over 70% of US household Covid spread started with a child
57 by nico | 40 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: WFH – Watched from Home: Office 365 and workplace surveillance creep

WFH – Watched from Home: Office 365 and workplace surveillance creep
66 by thunderbong | 24 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Conjuring a fiction out of almost nothing

Conjuring a fiction out of almost nothing
5 by isomorphy | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Saturday, June 3, 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Jean Monnet: The Guerilla Bureaucrat

Jean Monnet: The Guerilla Bureaucrat
7 by atomicnature | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Don't let Reddit kill 3rd party apps

Don't let Reddit kill 3rd party apps
54 by netfortius | 8 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: John Reber: The Man Who Helped Save the Bay by Trying to Destroy It (2014)

John Reber: The Man Who Helped Save the Bay by Trying to Destroy It (2014)
3 by Petiver | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The Original AI Doomer: Dr. Norbert Weiner

The Original AI Doomer: Dr. Norbert Weiner
8 by headalgorithm | 2 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Ben Eater: Running Apple 1 software on a breadboard computer (Wozmon) [video]

Ben Eater: Running Apple 1 software on a breadboard computer (Wozmon) [video]
16 by irsagent | 2 comments on Hacker News.


Friday, June 2, 2023

New top story on Hacker News: That's Interesting (1971)

That's Interesting (1971)
5 by sherilm | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: SiFive Gives Its WorldGuard Security Model to the RISC-V Community

SiFive Gives Its WorldGuard Security Model to the RISC-V Community
17 by hasheddan | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: What interns wrought at Jane Street (2018)

What interns wrought at Jane Street (2018)
5 by max_ | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Effect of repeated low-level red light on myopia prevention

Effect of repeated low-level red light on myopia prevention
27 by rq1 | 8 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Eventually everything will evaporate, not only black holes

Eventually everything will evaporate, not only black holes
15 by geox | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: He made linear algebra fun (Gilbert Strang)

He made linear algebra fun (Gilbert Strang)
8 by bikenaga | 0 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Phase Locked State Machines

Phase Locked State Machines
9 by lukastyrychtr | 0 comments on Hacker News.


Thursday, June 1, 2023

New top story on Hacker News: Automatic emergency braking should become mandatory, feds say

Automatic emergency braking should become mandatory, feds say
29 by LinuxBender | 97 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: Judge rules Wyoming corner crossers did not trespass

Judge rules Wyoming corner crossers did not trespass
127 by bikenaga | 69 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: The Secret History and Strange Future of Charisma

The Secret History and Strange Future of Charisma
9 by Caiero | 1 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: You Can't Optimize for Rest (2021)

You Can't Optimize for Rest (2021)
11 by headalgorithm | 3 comments on Hacker News.


New top story on Hacker News: A Medieval Comedy Act Has Been Discovered in First-Ever Find, Researcher Says

A Medieval Comedy Act Has Been Discovered in First-Ever Find, Researcher Says
36 by isaacfrond | 5 comments on Hacker News.