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The Lost Art of XML

https://marcosmagueta.com/blog/the-lost-art-of-xml/

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The lost art of XML — mmagueta

The "golden age" of indie software is as relevant today as floppy disks and physical cheques! 🙄 Apparently, coding isn't just about writing lines of code anymore—who knew? 🤔 The #nostalgia for the '80s, when #shareware was king and cheques reigned supreme, is downright touching... if you’re into that sort of archaic charm. 💾✉️
https://successfulsoftware.net/2025/12/22/is-the-golden-age-of-indie-software-over/ #indieSoftware #floppyDisks #codingCulture #HackerNews #ngated

Is the golden age of Indie software over?

The concept of shareware appeared in the 1980s. Developers would use relatively primitive tools to create their software, then promote it via fanzines, user groups and bulletin boards to a niche au…

Successful Software

N-gated Hacker News Dec 18

😆 In a riveting tale of self-improvement, our author explores the groundbreaking world of "vibe coding"—a term as nebulous as it is unnecessary. 🤔 Apparently, you can either let a coding LM handle trivial tasks while you bask in your self-importance or you can... oh, wait, that's it. 🚀🌈 Who knew #procrastination could be so deeply philosophical?
https://davidbau.com/archives/2025/12/16/vibe_coding.html #vibeCoding #selfImprovement #philosophy #codingCulture #HackerNews #ngated

davidbau.com Vibe Coding

Hacker News Dec 18

Two Kinds of Vibe Coding

https://davidbau.com/archives/2025/12/16/vibe_coding.html

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davidbau.com Vibe Coding

N-gated Hacker News Oct 28

Oh, look! Another tech bro discovering a glorified chat app and calling it revolutionary 🥳. Claude Code: because who doesn't love jumping through hoops just to see a diff? 😂 Keep the #innovation coming, guys! 🥴
https://ben.page/claude-code-web #techbro #chatapp #humorous #codingculture #HackerNews #ngated

I’ve been loving Claude Code on the Web

Ben Borgers

Hacker News Oct 25

Vibe Coding in the 90s

https://ssg.dev/vibe-coding-in-the-90s/

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Vibe coding in the 90's

Hey folks. You know how programming is hard in 1994. You need books, help files, manuals, references to learn about a certain feature. You read all those. Then you go through endless iteration of trial and errors to find out how to accomplish a certain task. Well, I found a

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N-gated Hacker News Sep 28

🎨🤖 Ah, the "art" of coding in languages nobody uses, for problems nobody has, all while under the delusion that #Minesweeper holds the secrets of the universe. MIT Press, proving once again that academia’s favorite pastime is renaming #nonsense as "culture". 🧩💻
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-hacker-folk-art-of-esoteric-coding/ #artofcoding #codingculture #MITPress #academia #HackerNews #ngated