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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

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llama.cpp↗ llama.app · HN · 164 comments · 364 points · Aug 12, 2026
Incremental – A library for incremental computations↗ github.com · HN · 67 comments · 347 points · Jul 21, 2026
C++: The Documentary↗ herbsutter.com · HN · 317 comments · 427 points · Jun 05, 2026
Everything in C is undefined behavior↗ blog.habets.se · HN · 718 comments · 505 points · May 20, 2026
C++26 is done: ISO C++ standards meeting Trip Report↗ herbsutter.com · HN · 425 comments · 314 points · Mar 29, 2026
20251,075 stories
Why Is SQLite Coded In C↗ sqlite.org · HN · 391 comments · 357 points · Oct 14, 2025
Show HN: I built a web framework in C↗ github.com · HN · 218 comments · 420 points · Oct 09, 2025
I write type-safe generic data structures in C↗ danielchasehooper.com · HN · 182 comments · 412 points · Jun 30, 2025
Zlib-rs is faster than C↗ trifectatech.org · HN · 473 comments · 341 points · Mar 16, 2025
I stopped everything and started writing C again↗ kmx.io · HN · 454 comments · 404 points · Mar 12, 2025
20241,091 stories
The two factions of C++↗ herecomesthemoon.net · HN · 653 comments · 554 points · Nov 24, 2024
The C23 edition of Modern C↗ gustedt.wordpress.com · HN · 347 comments · 515 points · Oct 15, 2024
Porting my JavaScript game engine to C for no reason↗ phoboslab.org · HN · 132 comments · 525 points · Aug 04, 2024
rr – record and replay debugger for C/C++↗ rr-project.org · HN · 131 comments · 402 points · Jul 21, 2024
Beating NumPy matrix multiplication in 150 lines of C↗ salykova.github.io · HN · 81 comments · 392 points · Jul 03, 2024
20231,071 stories
Learn Modern C++↗ learnmoderncpp.com · HN · 202 comments · 204 points · Dec 26, 2023
The C++20 Naughty and Nice List for Game Devs↗ jeremyong.com · HN · 103 comments · 132 points · Dec 25, 2023
My reference was dropped, why is the compiler complaining about multiple borrow↗ ntietz.com · HN · 52 comments · 48 points · Dec 21, 2023
Getaddrinfo() on glibc calls getenv(), oh boy↗ rachelbythebay.com · HN · 34 comments · 53 points · Oct 17, 2023
The pool of talented C++ developers is running dry↗ efinancialcareers.com · HN · 139 comments · 86 points · Feb 03, 2023
2022945 stories
In defense of linked lists↗ antirez.com · HN · 501 comments · 603 points · Nov 04, 2022
What does the ??!??! operator do in C?↗ stackoverflow.com · HN · 166 comments · 636 points · Oct 05, 2022
It's time to halt starting any new projects in C/C++↗ twitter.com · HN · 896 comments · 766 points · Sep 20, 2022
Twenty years of Valgrind↗ nnethercote.github.io · HN · 112 comments · 626 points · Jul 26, 2022
Carbon Language: An experimental successor to C++↗ github.com · HN · 504 comments · 580 points · Jul 19, 2022
2021978 stories
You can't copy code with memcpy↗ devblogs.microsoft.com · HN · 147 comments · 423 points · Dec 29, 2021
Show HN: I wrote my own RTS game engine in C↗ github.com · HN · 262 comments · 1102 points · May 12, 2021
Beej’s Guide to C Programming [pdf]↗ beej.us · HN · 171 comments · 507 points · Apr 23, 2021
All C++20 core language features with examples↗ oleksandrkvl.github.io · HN · 419 comments · 483 points · Apr 07, 2021
Git's list of banned C functions↗ github.com · HN · 613 comments · 876 points · Mar 04, 2021
20201,273 stories
Cosmopolitan Libc: build-once run-anywhere C library↗ justine.lol · HN · 166 comments · 599 points · Dec 28, 2020
Pointer Pointer (2012)↗ pointerpointer.com · HN · 64 comments · 455 points · Dec 10, 2020
Linus Torvalds' good taste argument for linked lists, explained↗ github.com · HN · 326 comments · 717 points · Dec 06, 2020
Tell HN: C Experts Panel – Ask us anything about C↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 962 comments · 829 points · Apr 14, 2020
Ask HN: How do I learn C properly?↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 199 comments · 432 points · Mar 08, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Writing Efficient C++ Code (2013)↗ asawicki.info · HN · 140 comments · 171 points · Sep 25, 2026
C's Flexible Integer Sizes Were Not a Design Mistake↗ pikuma.com · HN · 164 comments · 110 points · Sep 25, 2026
C++26: Trivial infinite loops are no longer undefined behaviour↗ sandordargo.com · HN · 289 comments · 173 points · Sep 17, 2026
Vectorized and performance-portable Quicksort (2022)↗ opensource.googleblog.com · HN · 31 comments · 174 points · Sep 16, 2026
Faster prompt lookup drafting in llama.cpp↗ jadidbourbaki.github.io · HN · 12 comments · 83 points · Sep 26, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

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Highest rated · the last 30 days

Vectorized and performance-portable Quicksort (2022)↗ opensource.googleblog.com · HN · 31 comments · 174 points · Sep 16, 2026
C++26: Trivial infinite loops are no longer undefined behaviour↗ sandordargo.com · HN · 289 comments · 173 points · Sep 17, 2026
Writing Efficient C++ Code (2013)↗ asawicki.info · HN · 140 comments · 171 points · Sep 25, 2026
C's Flexible Integer Sizes Were Not a Design Mistake↗ pikuma.com · HN · 164 comments · 110 points · Sep 25, 2026
C++26: Standard Library Hardening Experiments↗ cppstories.com · HN · 53 comments · 91 points · Aug 31, 2026
Intrusive linked lists (2019)↗ data-structures-in-practice.com · HN · 78 comments · 85 points · Aug 31, 2026
Faster prompt lookup drafting in llama.cpp↗ jadidbourbaki.github.io · HN · 12 comments · 83 points · Sep 26, 2026
C*: Unifying Programming and Verification in C (2025)↗ arxiv.org · HN · 59 comments · 83 points · Sep 08, 2026
Pointing at the error: compiler-style diagnostics in uutils coreutils↗ uutils.org · HN · 11 comments · 81 points · Sep 02, 2026
Implementation of GCC's Nested Functions (vs. C++ Lambdas)↗ uecker.codeberg.page · HN · 42 comments · 78 points · Sep 05, 2026

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