Top articles · Sunday 25 October
What developers are discussing 23
The most-upvoted posts on Hacker News in the last day and a half.
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- 2The Goose Programming Language
An introduction to the Goose programming language.
Hacker News▲ 306 points188 comments
- 3Node2Shell evolves to HTTP2Shell, blast radius affects many HTTP libs and apps
Node2Shell evolved to HTTP2Shell, exposing a Brotli flaw (CVE‑2026‑111497) that impacts many HTTP libraries and apps.
Hacker News▲ 294 points140 comments
- 4I don't understand quantum physics (2018)
A 2018 piece expressing confusion about quantum physics.
Hacker News▲ 291 points235 comments
- 5We should be more ambitious with the software we build
A call to pursue greater ambition in software development.
Hacker News▲ 280 points239 comments
- 6Roku developer repositories moved from GitHub to GitLab
Roku moved its developer repositories from GitHub to GitLab, offering streaming channels and entertainment.
Hacker News▲ 274 points188 comments
- 7FreeDNS
FreeDNS provides free dynamic and static DNS hosting, allowing domain management and host creation on consented domains.
Hacker News▲ 267 points67 comments
- 8America has lost 200k of jobs in media, film and the arts. How much is AI?
Report on 200,000 U.S. media, film, and arts jobs lost, questioning AI's role.
Hacker News▲ 260 points265 comments
- 9GPU-unlock: FP/BF16 instruction issue rate on Nvidia 3000's cards
GPU‑unlock enables Nvidia 3000 series cards to reach professional‑grade FP/BF16 instruction issue rates.
Hacker News▲ 209 points67 comments
- 10Listen and read USA nuclear forces Emergency Action Messages, heard on 11175 kHz
Collection of USA nuclear Emergency Action Messages heard on 11175 kHz HF communications.
Hacker News▲ 148 points101 comments
- 11Corgi, a helpful {agent, terminal} multiplexer
Corgi is a helpful multiplexer for agents and terminals.
Show HN▲ 127 points42 comments
- 12The St. Helena 5 pence coin shows Jonathan, a roughly 190 year old tortoise
The St. Helena 5‑pence coin features Jonathan, a roughly 190‑year‑old tortoise.
Hacker News▲ 109 points32 comments
- 13SpeedCrunch 1.1
SpeedCrunch 1.1 is a free, open‑source scientific calculator with 50‑digit precision and unit conversion.
Hacker News▲ 104 points13 comments
- 14Neural chip decodes interactions between brain regions
EPFL created an implantable neural chip that decodes real‑time interactions between brain regions.
Hacker News▲ 97 points34 comments
- 15Meta employees say Lula’s accounts restricted in Brazil election: Report
Meta staff claim Lula’s accounts were restricted during Brazil’s election, with platform favoring Bolsonaro.
Hacker News▲ 80 points17 comments
- 16Bbtree: Fastest Ordered Map
Bbtree offers the fastest ordered map as a drop‑in replacement for std::map.
Hacker News▲ 77 points11 comments
- 17Small Programs and Languages
Discussion of small programs and programming languages.
Hacker News▲ 66 points5 comments
- 18Xbox Turns Down Netflix $500M Offer
Xbox rejected Netflix’s $500 M offer, leading to a failed seven‑year streaming deal.
Hacker News▲ 65 points74 comments
- 19Five Qwen3.8-27B models match Fable 5 Using GVS5H Harness
Five Qwen3.8‑27B models match Claude Fable 5 performance on LiveCodeBench at a fraction of the cost.
Hacker News▲ 59 points15 comments
- 20Cerebras Deploys Trillion-Parameter AI Models
Cerebras deploys trillion‑parameter AI models on WSE‑3T wafers, achieving 1,000–2,000+ tokens per second.
Hacker News▲ 57 points18 comments
- 21Autonomous root for Tcl Android TV via CVE-2022-22706
Autonomous root toolkit exploits CVE‑2022‑22706 to gain root on TCL Android TV devices.
Show HN▲ 55 points18 comments
- 22Why Gopher in 2026?
An exploration of reasons to use Go (Gopher) in 2026.
Hacker News▲ 47 points13 comments
- 23The Importance of Limitations for Creativity and Learning (2023)
Essay on how limitations foster creativity and learning, published in 2023.
Hacker News▲ 45 points12 comments