See the carbon impact of your cloud as you code

https://dashboard.infracost.io/

#HackerNews #carbonimpact #cloudcomputing #coding #sustainability #infracost

Electricity use of AI coding agents

https://www.simonpcouch.com/blog/2026-01-20-cc-impact/

#HackerNews #Electricity #AI #Coding #Agents #Energy #Efficiency #Technology

Scaling long-running autonomous coding

https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/19/scaling-long-running-autonomous-coding/

#HackerNews #Scaling #Autonomous #Coding #Long-running #AI #Development #Tech #Innovation

Nanolang: A tiny experimental language designed to be targeted by coding LLMs

https://github.com/jordanhubbard/nanolang

#HackerNews #Nanolang #experimental #coding #LLMs #programming #language

I was a top 0.01% Cursor user, then switched to Claude Code 2.0

https://blog.silennai.com/claude-code

#HackerNews #Cursor #User #Claude #Code #Switch #Coding #Journey

I quit coding years ago. AI brought me back

https://calquio.com

#HackerNews #I #quit #coding #years #ago. #AI #brought #me #back #AI #coding #careerchange #technology #HackerNews

ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering

https://alexharri.com/blog/ascii-rendering

#HackerNews #ASCII #Rendering #Deep #Dive #ASCII #Art #Digital #Design #Tech #Insights #Coding #Culture

Perlsecret – Perl secret operators and constants

https://metacpan.org/dist/perlsecret/view/lib/perlsecret.pod

#HackerNews #Perlsecret #Perl #Operators #Perl #Constants #Coding #Tips #Metacpan

ASCII Clouds

https://caidan.dev/portfolio/ascii_clouds/

#HackerNews #ASCII #Clouds #ASCII #Art #Tech #Creativity #Coding

Every GitHub Object Has Two IDs

https://www.greptile.com/blog/github-ids

#HackerNews #GitHub #Object #IDs #GitHub #Development #Coding #Explained #Tech #Insights

Inlining – The Ultimate Optimisation

https://xania.org/202512/17-inlining-the-ultimate-optimisation

#HackerNews #Inlining #Optimisation #Performance #Coding #HackerNews #TechInsights

@jgcoder

Hi José, welcome!

It may be worthwhile for you to know that the best way for you to find your crowd here is to use hashtags and also to follow them.

Whether it's #Software #Rust or #Coding or something else similarly related.

I hope you are happy here and wish you well 👍🙂

#introduction
Hey everyone!

I just realized I don’t actually have an intro here, so here we go!

I’m 34 years old, I’ve got a wonderful wife, and we live in Central Finland.

I’m currently spending time at university as a form of mental health break and do IT work on the side. Both as a consultant for a healthcare-sector company and as a freelancer.

I moved to Finland in 2001 from Denmark. My mom is Finnish, my dad was Indian. So Finnish is technically my second language, but these days it’s actually my strongest one alongside English. I come from an entrepreneurial family, which probably explains why I have #ADHD and am interested in a bit of everything, but don’t really get anything done :--D

Things close to my heart include #videogames, #coffee, #fusionjazz, #musicproduction, #rhythmgames, and #coding.

I’m not exactly a great programmer. At work I focus more on digital processes, video production, occasional O365 support, and poking around in WordPress. That said, I’ve built a few smaller coding projects for myself and coworkers.

In my free time, I code a bit more seriously. I’ve made video games with friends for game jams, and I’ve built quite a lot of websites over the years, including with #11ty.

I collect vinyl and CDs. In recent years especially Casiopea and Japanese fusion jazz have really clicked with me. On the other hand... I hate the saxophone, which unfortunately rules out a lot of otherwise excellent bands.

I’ve been into specialty coffee since around 2012 and love trying new roasteries. I’ve also had the chance to roast coffee myself a couple of times. At home I’ve got a Rancilio Silvia, a couple of grinders, and about a dozen manual brewing devices (Chemex, V60, Aeropress, etc.).

My wife and I play a lot of #Overwatch together, and occasionally fun co-op games like the #Trine series. I’m also really into #FinalFantasy, #HollowKnight, #Silksong, #Horizon, #Hades, #Balatro, #BombRushCyberfunk, #OriAndTheBlindForest, and #Tetris.

I also play dance games quite actively and I’m rather good at them. I played In The Groove competitively from 2005 to 2012, and after a long break I started again in summer 2025. I’m the Finnish A-class champion of 2009.

That’s about it! If you’ve got questions, want to talk about any of this, or just feel like chatting, feel free to message me anytime!

#introduction
Hey everyone!

I just realized I don’t actually have an intro here, so here we go!

I’m 34 years old, I’ve got a wonderful wife, and we live in Central Finland.

I’m currently spending time at university as a form of mental health break and do IT work on the side. Both as a consultant for a healthcare-sector company and as a freelancer.

I moved to Finland in 2001 from Denmark. My mom is Finnish, my dad was Indian. So Finnish is technically my second language, but these days it’s actually my strongest one alongside English. I come from an entrepreneurial family, which probably explains why I have #ADHD and am interested in a bit of everything, but don’t really get anything done :--D

Things close to my heart include #videogames, #coffee, #fusionjazz, #musicproduction, #rhythmgames, and #coding.

I’m not exactly a great programmer. At work I focus more on digital processes, video production, occasional O365 support, and poking around in WordPress. That said, I’ve built a few smaller coding projects for myself and coworkers.

In my free time, I code a bit more seriously. I’ve made video games with friends for game jams, and I’ve built quite a lot of websites over the years, including with #11ty.

I collect vinyl and CDs. In recent years especially Casiopea and Japanese fusion jazz have really clicked with me. On the other hand... I hate the saxophone, which unfortunately rules out a lot of otherwise excellent bands.

I’ve been into specialty coffee since around 2012 and love trying new roasteries. I’ve also had the chance to roast coffee myself a couple of times. At home I’ve got a Rancilio Silvia, a couple of grinders, and about a dozen manual brewing devices (Chemex, V60, Aeropress, etc.).

My wife and I play a lot of #Overwatch together, and occasionally fun co-op games like the #Trine series. I’m also really into #FinalFantasy, #HollowKnight, #Silksong, #Horizon, #Hades, #Balatro, #BombRushCyberfunk, #OriAndTheBlindForest, and #Tetris.

I also play dance games quite actively and I’m rather good at them. I played In The Groove competitively from 2005 to 2012, and after a long break I started again in summer 2025. I’m the Finnish A-class champion of 2009.

That’s about it! If you’ve got questions, want to talk about any of this, or just feel like chatting, feel free to message me anytime!

I Taught Myself to Code on a Cracked Android Phone. Now I Can't Get Hired

https://www.rly0nheart.com/posts/life/i-taught-myself-to-code-on-a-cracked-android-phone-now-i-cant-get-hired/

#HackerNews #I #Taught #Myself #to #Code #on #a #Cracked #Android #Phone #Now #I #Get #Hired #coding #journey #self-taught #tech #struggles #Android

Perlsecret – Perl secret operators and constants

https://metacpan.org/dist/perlsecret/view/lib/perlsecret.pod

#HackerNews #Perlsecret #Perl #Operators #Perl #Constants #Coding #Tips #Metacpan

In 1969, NASA landed humans on the Moon with 4KB of RAM (really).

In 2026, a simple chat app needs 400MB of RAM just to show a blinking cursor.

We've traded optimization for developer velocity, and while I love modern frameworks, sometimes I miss the era when software felt "light". Is it efficiency we lost, or just the respect for the user's hardware?

#SoftwareEngineering #Programming #Tech #RetroComputing #Efficiency #Coding #Fediverse #Thoughts #Blog #Software

In 1969, NASA landed humans on the Moon with 4KB of RAM (really).

In 2026, a simple chat app needs 400MB of RAM just to show a blinking cursor.

We've traded optimization for developer velocity, and while I love modern frameworks, sometimes I miss the era when software felt "light". Is it efficiency we lost, or just the respect for the user's hardware?

#SoftwareEngineering #Programming #Tech #RetroComputing #Efficiency #Coding #Fediverse #Thoughts #Blog #Software

Which programming languages are most token-efficient?

https://martinalderson.com/posts/which-programming-languages-are-most-token-efficient/

#HackerNews #programminglanguages #token #efficiency #coding #bestpractices #technews

You are not required to close your <p>, <li>, <img>, or <br> tags in HTML

https://blog.novalistic.com/archives/2017/08/optional-end-tags-in-html/

#HackerNews #HTML #Optional #Tags #WebDevelopment #Coding #Tips #HackerNews