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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

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Issue: Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks with Feb updates↗ github.com · HN · 753 comments · 1364 points · Apr 06, 2026
Claude Code Unpacked : A visual guide↗ ccunpacked.dev · HN · 400 comments · 1128 points · Apr 01, 2026
The Claude Code Source Leak: fake tools, frustration regexes, undercover mode↗ alex000kim.com · HN · 578 comments · 1376 points · Mar 31, 2026
Claude Code is being dumbed down?↗ symmetrybreak.ing · HN · 701 comments · 1085 points · Feb 11, 2026
Cowork: Claude Code for the rest of your work↗ claude.com · HN · 565 comments · 1298 points · Jan 12, 2026
20252,336 stories
Your job is to deliver code you have proven to work↗ simonwillison.net · HN · 658 comments · 859 points · Dec 18, 2025
Claude Code is all you need↗ dwyer.co.za · HN · 504 comments · 851 points · Aug 11, 2025
The Grug Brained Developer (2022)↗ grugbrain.dev · HN · 578 comments · 1087 points · Jun 17, 2025
We are destroying software↗ antirez.com · HN · 622 comments · 1012 points · Feb 08, 2025
Software development topics I've changed my mind on↗ chriskiehl.com · HN · 776 comments · 873 points · Feb 05, 2025
20242,094 stories
Greppability is an underrated code metric↗ morizbuesing.com · HN · 613 comments · 1217 points · Sep 03, 2024
How to build quickly↗ learnhowtolearn.org · HN · 144 comments · 697 points · Aug 03, 2024
Don't DRY Your Code Prematurely↗ testing.googleblog.com · HN · 395 comments · 777 points · May 30, 2024
Show HN: A web debugger an ex-Cloudflare team has been working on for 4 years↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 233 comments · 886 points · May 10, 2024
Programming Is Mostly Thinking (2014)↗ agileotter.blogspot.com · HN · 322 comments · 891 points · Apr 21, 2024
20232,200 stories
The worst kind of programmer↗ mikhailian.mova.org · HN · 135 comments · 79 points · Dec 29, 2023
Developer Productivity for Humans: Software Quality↗ ieeexplore.ieee.org · HN · 46 comments · 133 points · Dec 28, 2023
Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming (2009)↗ codersatwork.com · HN · 34 comments · 124 points · Dec 27, 2023
Things software developers should learn about learning↗ cacm.acm.org · HN · 164 comments · 507 points · Dec 27, 2023
Good code is like a love letter to the next developer who will maintain it↗ addyosmani.com · HN · 38 comments · 76 points · Jul 20, 2023
20222,099 stories
The Grug Brained Developer↗ grugbrain.dev · HN · 374 comments · 1068 points · Jun 22, 2022
“Code” 2nd Edition↗ charlespetzold.com · HN · 171 comments · 1036 points · Jun 10, 2022
Learnings from 5 years of tech startup code audits↗ kenkantzer.com · HN · 258 comments · 798 points · May 25, 2022
When hiring developers, have the candidate read existing code↗ freakingrectangle.wordpress.com · HN · 543 comments · 996 points · Apr 15, 2022
Developers spend most of their time figuring the system out↗ lepiter.io · HN · 410 comments · 839 points · Mar 30, 2022
20212,152 stories
Papers every developer should read at least twice (2009)↗ michaelfeathers.silvrback.com · HN · 95 comments · 623 points · Jul 20, 2021
The most copied StackOverflow snippet of all time is flawed (2019)↗ programming.guide · HN · 334 comments · 706 points · Jun 16, 2021
Have you ever hurt yourself from your own code?↗ blog.nikitas.link · HN · 417 comments · 639 points · May 26, 2021
It's probably time to stop recommending Clean Code (2020)↗ qntm.org · HN · 658 comments · 733 points · May 25, 2021
-2000 Lines of Code↗ folklore.org · HN · 256 comments · 646 points · Mar 08, 2021
20203,145 stories
Write code. Not too much. Mostly functions.↗ brandons.me · HN · 352 comments · 825 points · Dec 21, 2020
I no longer build software↗ github.com · HN · 856 comments · 1287 points · Sep 21, 2020
Signs you’re working in a feature factory (2016)↗ cutle.fish · HN · 281 comments · 1002 points · Feb 15, 2020
My Second Year as a Solo Developer↗ mtlynch.io · HN · 374 comments · 1066 points · Jan 31, 2020
Goodbye, Clean Code↗ overreacted.io · HN · 575 comments · 1678 points · Jan 11, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Coding Is Not Solved↗ blog.alexewerlof.com · HN · 344 comments · 337 points · Sep 28, 2026
There is more to code review than (automatable) detection↗ adaptivecapacitylabs.com · HN · 108 comments · 158 points · Sep 26, 2026
Ten lines of code that changed my world↗ pixelambacht.nl · HN · 43 comments · 139 points · Sep 27, 2026
Measuring the sloppiness of code↗ earendil.com · HN · 237 comments · 295 points · Sep 11, 2026
Anecdotally, programmers dislike "reduce"↗ evanhahn.com · HN · 283 comments · 175 points · Sep 14, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Coding Is Not Solved↗ blog.alexewerlof.com · HN · 344 comments · 337 points · Sep 28, 2026
Measuring the sloppiness of code↗ earendil.com · HN · 237 comments · 295 points · Sep 11, 2026
Anecdotally, programmers dislike "reduce"↗ evanhahn.com · HN · 283 comments · 175 points · Sep 14, 2026
There is more to code review than (automatable) detection↗ adaptivecapacitylabs.com · HN · 108 comments · 158 points · Sep 26, 2026
Ten lines of code that changed my world↗ pixelambacht.nl · HN · 43 comments · 139 points · Sep 27, 2026
Towards Self-Driving Codebases↗ blog.detail.dev · HN · 100 comments · 123 points · Sep 17, 2026
There's No Limit to How Bad Code Can Get↗ zachkehs.com · HN · 83 comments · 107 points · Sep 05, 2026
This Code Is CRAP (2011)↗ testing.googleblog.com · HN · 57 comments · 77 points · Sep 16, 2026
JetBrains Air: A System of Products for Agentic Software Development↗ blog.jetbrains.com · HN · 116 comments · 74 points · Sep 22, 2026
Show HN: Treepeat – Code similarity detection using Tree-sitter↗ github.com · HN · 8 comments · 73 points · Sep 22, 2026

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