DDL to Data — paste SQL CREATE TABLEs to instantly generate realistic test data
TL;DR A new tool called DDL to Data converts SQL CREATE TABLE statements into populated test datasets, preserving foreign-key links…
Prism.Tools — Free and privacy-focused developer utilities collection
TL;DR Prism.Tools is a public collection of free developer utilities presented as privacy-focused. The site aggregates dozens of single-purpose web…
Benchmarks show JavaScript for-of loops can match classic for speed
TL;DR A set of microbenchmarks run on Chrome 143 (V8) found for-of loops can perform on par with a classic…
Show HN: Replaced Beads with tk – a faster, Markdown-based task tracker
TL;DR wedow published tk, a single-file, git-backed CLI ticket system that stores issues as Markdown with YAML front matter. It…
OSS Sustain Guard: Signals and metrics for open-source dependency health
TL;DR OSS Sustain Guard is an open-source tool that analyzes the sustainability of software dependencies across many ecosystems, surfacing maintainer…
Local-first: Why the Term Defies a Clean Definition and Needs Nuance
TL;DR The essay argues that 'local-first' resists a single neat definition and should be treated as a spectrum rather than…
Reverse engineering an abandoned app: restoring TileCreatorPro access
TL;DR A user relied on TileCreatorPro, a Windows-era design tool bought in 2017 from ThoughtFishMedia, and found the vendor site…
Brave’s Rust adblock engine refactor saves 75% memory with FlatBuffers
TL;DR Brave rebuilt its Rust adblock engine using FlatBuffers and other refinements, cutting memory use by about 75%—roughly 45 MB…
Why Refactoring Should Be Done In-Flow, Not As Backlog Stories
TL;DR Treating refactoring as standalone backlog stories is usually ineffective and hard to justify to stakeholders. Instead, incrementally clean the…