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91 titles from 87 authors in the last 30 days, with 87 distinct links and 17 Show HN.

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• Show HN: RickCV, a modern resume builder where you can drag&drop your old CV · score 8.0

  RickCV is a client-side resume and cover letter builder that runs entirely in the browser, featuring live editing, drag-and-drop import from PDF/Word/LinkedIn/JSON Resume, and extensive theming. It prioritizes privacy with no server communication, offers ATS-friendly PDF export, and includes detailed documentation and a theme workshop.

• Show HN: OpenXW, a modern enhanced port of Star Wars: X-Wing · score 7.5

  OpenXW is a modern reimplementation of Star Wars: X-Wing that runs original game data natively on Windows, macOS, and Linux, supporting both the 1994 Collector's CD-ROM and 1998 Windows editions. It offers enhanced graphics (shadows, bloom, MSAA, FSR, HDR), reimplemented adaptive iMUSE music, modern controls, and the ability to mix content from both editions. This is an impressive reverse-engineering and porting effort that preserves classic gameplay while modernizing presentation and input.

• Show HN: Capo-S3 – Modern S3 client for Python · score 7.3

  Capo-S3 is a generated, typed Python SDK for AWS S3 (and other services) built from official Smithy models, offering uniform async/sync APIs, Trio and Pyodide/WASM support, and per-service packages. Its codegen approach, TypedDict-based interchangeability, and modern HTTP abstraction via zapros distinguish it from boto3 and aioboto3.

• Show HN: Sping – A modern, multi-target network diagnostic tool written in Rust · score 7.0

  Sping is a modern, multi-target network diagnostic tool written in Rust that goes beyond traditional ping by interpreting network context, correlating diagnostics, and presenting results in a live terminal dashboard. It combines ICMP probing, TCP connect, gateway/WAN reachability checks, and host address introspection with a frozen JSON contract for automation.

Recent titles

1. Show HN: Mach – A modern C++20 web framework inspired by ASP.NET Core
   2026-11-01 · github.com · HN discussion
2. Medo: A modern UHD 4K open source Media editor for Haiku OS in less than 1.44MB
   2026-11-01 · github.com · HN discussion
3. Kioku – Modern Incremental Reading App / SuperMemo Replacement
   2026-10-31 · kiokuweb.com · HN discussion
4. The modern TypeScript runtime for serious developers
   2026-10-31 · ende.sh · HN discussion
5. Show HN: A Modern Basketball Play Designer
   2026-10-30 · elitehoopsapp.com · HN discussion
6. FB-cpp 1.0.0: A feature-complete modern C++ wrapper for Firebird
   2026-10-30 · asfernandes.github.io · HN discussion
7. Building Java Me Apps with Modern Tooling
   2026-10-29 · voxelmanip.se · HN discussion
8. The modern developer workstation is suffocating under 5GB of Electron bloat
   2026-10-29 · 2tinteractive.com · HN discussion
9. Sprout – A Modern Motherboard for Old iPods
   2026-10-29 · certainthings.studio · HN discussion
10. Modern Day Typographer – Elle Cordova [video]
    2026-10-28 · youtube.com · HN discussion
11. Modern Computer Science Concepts
    2026-10-28 · ravishkawijerathna.substack.com · HN discussion
12. A modern human range expansion ∼300kya had a critical role in Neandertal origins
    2026-10-28 · biorxiv.org · HN discussion
13. Silo: Self-hosted media streaming, built on a modern stack
    2026-10-27 · siloserver.org · HN discussion
14. The Harms of Modern Lighting and the Fight Bring Back Incandescent Bulbs
    2026-10-27 · midwesterndoctor.com · HN discussion
15. Feynman's wobbling plate and Threshold Concepts behind modern AI
    2026-10-27 · zairai.substack.com · HN discussion
16. Castle Quake 2: A modern port of Quake 2 using the Castle Game Engine
    2026-10-27 · github.com · HN discussion
17. Did AI kill the modern tech stack?
    2026-10-27 · vithushansylvester.com · HN discussion
18. Exponential Velocity – UltraFast Modern Pure PHP Webserver Built for Production
    2026-10-27 · github.com · HN discussion
19. Show HN: I Built a Modern BBJ
    2026-10-27 · git.andros.dev · HN discussion
20. Cuis: The Modern Smalltalk-80
    2026-10-27 · cuis.st · HN discussion
21. Show HN: Sping – A modern, multi-target network diagnostic tool written in Rust
    2026-10-27 · github.com · HN discussion
22. The Modern Phenomenon of the Weekend
    2026-10-24 · bbc.com · HN discussion
23. Show HN: Code Counter Machine a modern analysis of AI driven development costs
    2026-10-24 · github.com · HN discussion
24. Hardwood - modern lightweight Java reader and writer for Parquet file format
    2026-10-24 · hardwood.dev · HN discussion
25. Where is the fun in modern security research?
    2026-10-23 · atredis.com · HN discussion
26. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 – DLSS 5 Neural Rendering in 4K (RTX 5090) [video]
    2026-10-23 · youtube.com · HN discussion
27. I Built a Modern UK Government Service Using COBOL
    2026-10-23 · nooshu.com · HN discussion
28. Omicron – Minimal, modern, self-hostable blogging over ActivityPub
    2026-10-23 · omicron.blog · HN discussion
29. FastHTML: Modern web applications in pure Python
    2026-10-22 · fastht.ml · HN discussion
30. Zac-OS-9: The classic Platinum desktop, reborn for modern PCs
    2026-10-22 · sourceforge.net · HN discussion

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