medv

6 Show HNs that got attention, 2016 to 2025. 739 points in all, 3 with 50 or more.

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Productivity

2025

textarea

Minimalist editor that lives in browser, stores everything in the URL

Mixed468 points168 comments

Languages and libraries

2016

Monkberry

a JavaScript library for building web user interfaces

Debated115 points39 comments

Learning and science

2016

Ultra Tiny Compiler

Ultra Tiny Compiler in less than 90 lines of code

Quiet61 points9 comments

Dev tools

2022

Llama

Terminal File Manager

Quiet48 points6 comments

Dev tools

2018

finder

CSS selector generator for shortest, unique, robust selectors

Quiet29 points3 comments

Infrastructure

2023

Webpod

deploy Next.js to your own server

Quiet18 points1 comments

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