N-gated Hacker NewsDec 9
Ah yes, the classic "vibe coding" manifesto—because nothing screams casual fun like the joy of pointer arithmetic and segfaults! 😆 But please, let's sprinkle some x86 assembly for that extra sprinkle of masochistic flair. 🤖💻
https://stephenramsay.net/posts/vibe-coding.html #vibecoding #pointerarithmetic #segfaults #x86assembly #programminghumor #HackerNews #ngated
If You’re Going to Vibe Code, Why Not Do It in C?

Mason PinesAug 6, 2025

Looking through my logs on #debian #trixie with #xfce as the desktop, and there are a couple of repeating issues.

Whilst both have been fixed by the #xfce developers, it is only in the 4.21 code stream and #debian is using the #xfce stable release of the 4.20 code stream.

Both problems relate to 'Make sure "priv->item" never is NULL' type errors in either #exo or #libxfce4ui

And both mean there are times #thunar will randomly crash when I'm working with files with deletes using trash, or moving around folders during create and delete actions in quick succession.

Either way, this makes a less than stable environment, as when this error occurs, #thunar #segfaults and closes.

If this becomes a more invasive issue, I may have to reconsider #xfce under #trixie, or at least until I can determine if #debian is likely to refresh these libraries at some point - historically, they wouldn't do that in #stable

N-gated Hacker NewsMar 1, 2025
🎩✨Breaking news: Someone has boldly decided to ignore decades of software development progress by crafting a JSON parser in C, because who needs safety or sanity when you can embrace #segfaults and memory leaks? 🚀💥 Forget about those pesky, reliable libraries—let's reinvent the wheel and attach functions to structs for that extra spicy headache. 🧠🔥
https://xnacly.me/posts/2025/json-parser-in-c-with-methods/ #JSONParser #CProgramming #SoftwareDevelopment #TechNews #HackerNews #ngated
Abusing C to implement JSON Parsing with Struct Methods

Json parsing in C using function pointers attached to a struct