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128 titles from 109 authors in the last 30 days, with 118 distinct links and 14 Show HN.

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• Show HN: KerfScript Programming Language for Laser Cutting · score 7.3

  KerfScript is a domain-specific programming language and library for laser cutting, analogous to OpenSCAD but designed for flat parts with built-in support for kerf compensation, finger joints, living hinges, and sheet packing. It ships a language interpreter, standard library, playground, Node.js/browser/WASM library API for building generators, and an MCP server for AI assistants. The project is notable for treating laser cutting as a first-class programming target with a coherent toolchain and many worked examples.

• Show HN: Enzyme – a programming language that compiles wikis for agents · score 7.0

  Enzyme is a Rust-based CLI that indexes Markdown note vaults (Obsidian, meeting notes, agent memory) and exposes a hybrid semantic/lexical search interface with an LLM-generated 'catalyst' layer that surfaces thematic questions across tags, folders, and links. It targets coding agents like Claude Code and Codex via a small DSL and an installer that writes agent skills, aiming to give agents long-term memory over personal wikis. The idea of compiling a wiki into agent-queryable structure with catalysts is a distinctive take, though the underlying retrieval (vector + BM25) is standard.

• Show HN: CADR Mono – a programming font designed in Lisp · score 7.0

  CADR Mono is a monospace programming font generated entirely from Common Lisp, where every glyph is a pure function of parameters. It includes a dark-background grade, computed box-drawing/braille/powerline glyphs, and a drawn italic, with broad Latin/Greek/Cyrillic coverage. The parametric generation approach is an interesting fusion of Lisp and typography.

• Show HN: JSynth – Visual Programming Editor for Julia · score 7.0

  JSynth is a visual programming editor for Julia that lets users wire together inputs, functions, and plots on a canvas, then runs the design as a Julia script. It supports streaming data, breakpoints, and exporting to plain Julia code. The project stands out for its polished integration with Julia and its rich feature set, including live data processing and a library of examples.

Recent titles

1. Parallel and distributed programming for Lean using composable monadic programs
   2026-11-01 · github.com · HN discussion
2. Impatient Programming
   2026-11-01 · impatientprogramming.org · HN discussion
3. Fast Programming: Stop Thinking
   2026-10-31 · codesimplicity.com · HN discussion
4. Show HN: KerfScript Programming Language for Laser Cutting
   2026-10-31 · kerfscript.mylasertools.com · HN discussion
5. Lspkit – a Rust Toolkit for Building Programming Language Toolsets
   2026-10-31 · lspkit.dev · HN discussion
6. Programming at Light Speed: Building the Gravity Query Engine
   2026-10-30 · pgrust.com · HN discussion
7. Copper – A minimal low-level programming language with OOP and generics
   2026-10-30 · tibleiz.net · HN discussion
8. I miss the part of programming where I figure it out myself
   2026-10-30 · medium.com · HN discussion
9. Language Oriented Low Level Programming with Pille [video]
   2026-10-30 · youtube.com · HN discussion
10. LLM Programming and Theory Building
    2026-10-29 · kevinlynagh.com · HN discussion
11. Rockstar is a programming language based on 1980s hard rock lyrics
    2026-10-29 · codewithrockstar.com · HN discussion
12. Programming at Light Speed: Building the Gravity Query Engine
    2026-10-29 · malisper.me · HN discussion
13. We interrupt our usual programming to inform you that I was never hired
    2026-10-29 · statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu · HN discussion
14. Slop-Free AI Programming
    2026-10-29 · zylinski.se · HN discussion
15. Programming interface for all agent harnesses
    2026-10-29 · github.com · HN discussion
16. Show HN: Game to Learn Python Programming
    2026-10-29 · algocademy.com · HN discussion
17. Compile-time dependent types in the Syl programming language
    2026-10-29 · thenumb.at · HN discussion
18. Show HN: Halis – A secure, self-hosting, native-first programming language
    2026-10-29 · github.com · HN discussion
19. Show HN: Vu – a new programming language designed for AI. Rust speeds, Py syntax
    2026-10-28 · vulang.org · HN discussion
20. Pavlov – Behavioral Programming for Clojure
    2026-10-28 · github.com · HN discussion
21. Why Programming Is Especially Exposed to AI Automation
    2026-10-27 · asawicki.info · HN discussion
22. Show HN: HackerDome, real time PvP programming duels ft. spectating and sabotage
    2026-10-27 · hackerdo.me · HN discussion
23. Stop Vibing, Start Resonating: Pair Programming with LLM Agents
    2026-10-27 · alphapixeldev.com · HN discussion
24. The good old days (of programming)
    2026-10-27 · fixnum.org · HN discussion
25. Pharo – A pure object-oriented programming language and a powerful environment
    2026-10-26 · pharo.org · HN discussion
26. The Goose Programming Language
    2026-10-26 · github.com · HN discussion
27. Literate Programming Double-Entry Ledger in C and SQLite (With AI Bookkeeper)
    2026-10-26 · leanpub.com · HN discussion
28. Programming Is Not a Skill
    2026-10-26 · ethang.dev · HN discussion
29. Lobster, Programming Languages, and Game Engines [video]
    2026-10-24 · youtube.com · HN discussion
30. An Algorithm for Passing Programming Interviews
    2026-10-24 · malisper.me · HN discussion

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