Hacker News: bhu1st

New comment by bhu1st in "Ask HN: What are you building that's not AI related?"

bhu1st — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:38:36 +0000

I'm building a low-tech work tracker for my brother who is a consultant with small team.

New comment by bhu1st in "Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?"

bhu1st — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:35:10 +0000

Chess engine is already a solved problem, yes, but Baghchal would love some attention. I have been maintaining https://www.baghchal.net for more than a decade now and I dream of the day I could integrate Stockfish like Engine for Baghchal one day. I haven't gotten chance to dive deep into this myself because of work and personal reasons but it could be a great niche to explore since you mentioned about Chess. Look into it.

Also, check this: https://github.com/bhu1st/obx

New comment by bhu1st in "Show HN: Dodolr – Calm team notes with pre-made workflows"

bhu1st — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:55:37 +0000

Try beta release at: https://beta.dodolr.com?r=hn

Please drop your feedback.

Show HN: Dodolr – Calm team notes with pre-made workflows

bhu1st — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:19:03 +0000

Article URL: https://www.dodolr.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47689835

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by bhu1st in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)"

bhu1st — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:35:51 +0000

It's on closed testing, not live for public yet. Could you please drop your email on the Request Early Access form which is above the footer of the landing page? I'd be happy to send you access details.

New comment by bhu1st in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)"

bhu1st — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:04:42 +0000

I have been working on a minimalist and calm work/task tracking app called Dodolr (doo-doo-lr) which supports tasks (dodos), notes and follow-up since last few months. I deliberately didn't build notification or reminders and leave it to the user to be fully accountable for completing their work (moving tasks to terminal stages). I'm building it for 3 local customers. Would be happy to give Early Access to any solo founder and power user who prefer non intrusive tools to keep a tab at their work. The app works well form small 1-3 person team very well.

The landing page is at: https://www.dodolr.com

Please submit the Early Access form if you want an access. Happy to answer questions here as well.

Ask HN: How can I get better at using AI for UI design?

bhu1st — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:17:37 +0000

Platform like like Lovable, Bolt and V0 produce stunningly nice looking UI even for a fairly simple prompt like "Build a modern AI app directory website" but giving similar prompts to ChatGPT or Claude produces a very basic looking web page.

Do you guys have tips or suggestions on how to get better UI designs using ChatGPT, Claude etc?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46299823

Points: 1

# Comments: 2

New comment by bhu1st in "Show HN: Jottings; Anti-social microblog for your thoughts"

bhu1st — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 04:45:50 +0000

I bought jotnus.com for similar idea but it never saw a light of the day.

New comment by bhu1st in "What is the most effective way to learn programming?"

bhu1st — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 04:37:47 +0000

You need a fire on you a* to build a software yourself. Next time you have an urge to buy an app or a software, give a shot at vibe coding it with AI and piecing the software together yourself. You will learn a lot along the way.

At some point, spend a good time learning the grammar and syntax of a programming language (can be any). This will make you navigate vibe coding with ease.

New comment by bhu1st in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2025)"

bhu1st — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:37:07 +0000

Does Goji mean a pocket?

WordPress Deep Dive

bhu1st — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:31:25 +0000

Article URL: https://wiktorjarosz.com/wordpress/introduction/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45825511

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by bhu1st in "Show HN: In a single HTML file, an app to encourage my children to invest"

bhu1st — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 03:44:52 +0000

If you don't have an old device lying around to make use of, here's an X thread I found a while ago supporting similar habit for kids: https://x.com/ValKatayev/status/1926734004314624481

I have set up a similar Google sheet for my 12 yo, which is shared with him on view-only mode. He loves the idea that he's earning $$ every day out of his savings. He's on fire to grow his investment to the point that he earns $5 every day, "while sleeping". He's currently making ~$2/day.

Ask HN: How is pagination implemented in Word Processors?

bhu1st — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 06:27:08 +0000

How do Word Processors like MS-Word and Google docs handle pagination (eg. splitting large text into pages, automatic content readjustment in pages etc)?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45779637

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by bhu1st in "Ask HN: How are parents who program teaching their kids today?"

bhu1st — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 03:43:08 +0000

I setup an old Kano OS on Raspberry Pi 3 for my 8 yo boy. He managed to finish challenges upto Level 8 by himself mostly. The OS has block based programming challenges and games. The Pi PC is his and he is hacking it whenever he feels like. No pressure, not forcing him to learn coding or anything. I'm curious how it will unfold in later years.

New comment by bhu1st in "Ask HN: Weirdest programs you ever made?"

bhu1st — Wed, 28 May 2025 02:27:11 +0000

I built a polyphonic ringtone maker that could create Nokia 1600-compatible ringtones in QBasic. Good ol days.

New comment by bhu1st in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)"

bhu1st — Mon, 26 May 2025 04:55:53 +0000

I have interest in this space, but as you wrote the software will be only useful if kids want to create games and there aren't many kids (I think) who want to create their own game. Kids mostly want to play for fun.

My kids play Roblox for pure entertainment, but I think the experience can be improved. Making a platform like Roblox that's fun to play and has ability to extend (the learning and game creation) it easily would be great. Atmosphere was great but it vanished.

New comment by bhu1st in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)"

bhu1st — Mon, 26 May 2025 04:24:13 +0000

Looks great. How can I contribute as a dev?

Show HN: I built a Goal Meter I always wanted

bhu1st — Fri, 16 May 2025 01:40:44 +0000

Article URL: https://goalmeter.xyz

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44001077

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Show HN: CSV to Team Page HTML

bhu1st — Tue, 13 May 2025 15:45:35 +0000

Article URL: https://csv2team.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43974217

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by bhu1st in "The One-Person Framework in Practice"

bhu1st — Sat, 03 May 2025 06:39:48 +0000

For these same reason I hand coded a router with Psr4 autoloader which does work for my projects. Most clients I work for never ask for Laravel or anything specific, they just want the business logic working.