Other Lobste.rs

What are you doing this weekend?

A community thread asking users about their weekend projects and plans.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

A question about a factorial operator

A developer asks for advice on the operator precedence and behavior of a factorial operator in a custom assembler.

Software Engineering Hacker News

Show HN: I worked on a new browser for 2 years, today it passed Acid 3

A developer shares their progress on a custom browser engine, having successfully passed the Acid 3 test after two years of development.

Hardware/Chips ServeTheHome

PCIe Gen6 and Gen5 Will Both Matter for AI Storage

An analysis of the critical roles PCIe Gen5 and Gen6 will play in accelerating AI storage infrastructure for the industry.

Cybersecurity Phoronix

x86_64 Shadow Stack By Default Retargeted For Fedora 46

Fedora has rescheduled the enablement of x86_64 Shadow Stack support by default to Fedora 46 following committee approval.

Software Engineering Phoronix

Vulkan 1.4.358 Released With New Image Tiling Control Extension

Vulkan 1.4.358 is released, introducing the VK_EXT_image_tiling_control extension for better image tiling management.

Software Engineering Phoronix

Sound Fixes For Linux 7.2-rc6: "Far Larger Than Wished"

The Linux kernel sound subsystem is seeing an unprecedented surge in patches due to AI-generated code, causing concerns for maintainers.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

Why I forked rand

A developer explains the technical motivations behind forking the 'rand' crate in Rust, discussing randomness implementation details.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

Go 1.27 interactive tour

The Go 1.27 interactive tour is released, providing a guided way for developers to learn the new language features of the latest version.

Open Source Lobste.rs

Guix shell now inside Emacs

Guix shell integration is now available directly inside Emacs, streamlining the environment management for Guix users.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

How to speed up the Rust compiler in July 2026

A guide on optimizing the Rust compiler performance for current development workflows in mid-2026.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

The Wheels We Keep Reinventing

A discussion on the recurring patterns in software development where developers frequently reinvent the same basic utilities and abstractions.

Other Hacker News

How to Exist

A community discussion thread regarding existential questions and the nature of existence.

Hardware/Chips Hacker News

How far can you push the range of Wi-Fi connectivity in an ideal environment?

A technical discussion on the maximum theoretical and practical range of Wi-Fi connectivity in controlled environments.

Hardware/Chips Phoronix

AMD Publishes CDNA5 ISA Documentation For Instinct MI455X

AMD has released the ISA documentation for the CDNA5 architecture used in the Instinct MI455X accelerators.

Open Source Phoronix

The First Open-Source Firmware Released For Modern AMD Ryzen AM5 Platform

3mdeb has released the first open-source firmware for the AMD Ryzen AM5 platform using the openSIL and Coreboot projects.

Open Source Phoronix

Shotcut 26.7 Video Editor Released With Stock Asset Library

Shotcut 26.7, an open-source cross-platform video editor, has been released featuring a new stock asset library.

Open Source Phoronix

Nouveau Preparing To Finally Enable Atomic Mode-Setting By Default

The Nouveau driver is preparing to enable atomic mode-setting by default for NVIDIA GPUs on Linux.

Cybersecurity Phoronix

Arch Linux AUR Under Another Wave Of Malicious Packages, Package Adoptions Halted

The Arch Linux User Repository (AUR) is facing another wave of malicious packages, leading to a halt in package adoptions.

Software Engineering Phoronix

Linux 7.3 To Allow Tuning AMD P-State Dynamic EPP With Per CPU Core Granularity

Linux 7.3 will introduce per-CPU core granularity for tuning AMD P-State Dynamic EPP.