Security and privacy
2017Evilpass
A slightly evil password strength checker
Debated367 points162 comments
ddevault
9 Show HNs that got attention, 2014 to 2020. 1,750 points in all, 7 with 50 or more.
Dev tools
2019Openring
A free and decentralized network of blogs
Curious351 points95 comments
Dev tools
2018Wayland compositor in around 500 lines of annotated C
Curious332 points122 comments
Dev tools
2016KnightOS
An open-source OS for calculators
Curious180 points34 comments
Learning and science
2019git-send-email.io
Learn to use email with Git
Curious170 points71 comments
Infrastructure
2016Sway
A tiling window manager and compositor for Wayland
Mixed163 points50 comments
Dev tools
2019spacepub.space
Hacking on a VR desktop inside of a VR desktop [video]
Debated131 points49 comments
Languages and libraries
2020Bare
The Bare Message Encoding
Quiet36 points2 comments
Hardware
2014KnightOS
An open-source kernel for Texas Instruments calculators
Quiet20 points6 comments
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