Hacker News: mikenikles

New comment by mikenikles in ".gitignore Everything by Default"

mikenikles — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:55:46 +0000

Didn't read the article, but based on the title, I think it's a spelling mistake...

The author likely meant .dockerignore everything, that is the way to go.

New comment by mikenikles in "I've vibe coded an application to see what it's like"

mikenikles — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:16:11 +0000

I did that too[1], twice[2] :-).

[1] https://seaquel.app

[2] https://github.com/webstonehq/tuxedo

New comment by mikenikles in "Show HN: Orchestrator – a single-binary workflow orchestration tool"

mikenikles — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:33:33 +0000

Creator of Orchestrator here. Two things I want to share and ideally get feedback on:

1) Horizontal scaling via workers 2) Flow tasks as executable plugins written in any language

Horizontal scaling via workers The `orchestrator` binary either runs fully standalone (with the UI, scheduler, executor, etc) or as a worker that connects to a binary that runs in server mode. The latter allows horizontal scaling by simply starting the binary in worker mode on any machine.

Flow tasks as executable plugins written in any language There's a http plugin I provide by default (others to come depending on demand). Any other task type is a separate plugin executable that provides a manifest that declares the UI elements and plugin execution code. The server (or workers) communicate with plugins over a small newline-delimited JSON protocol on stdin/stdout. Not as fast as in-process, but extensible without any code modifications in Orchestrator.

Show HN: Orchestrator – a single-binary workflow orchestration tool

mikenikles — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:25:57 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/webstonehq/orchestrator

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48829158

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by mikenikles in "Show HN: Tuxedo – A fast, keyboard-driven terminal UI for todo.txt"

mikenikles — Tue, 12 May 2026 04:59:59 +0000

Thank you for the feedback and bug report! The bug is fixed in version 2026.5.5.

I also added a `/` command in a todo's input field to add metadata more visually. There's also a new `:` command palette.

Show HN: Tuxedo – A fast, keyboard-driven terminal UI for todo.txt

mikenikles — Fri, 08 May 2026 21:58:51 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/webstonehq/tuxedo

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48069298

Points: 5

# Comments: 3

Ask HN: Who Uses a todo.txt?

mikenikles — Fri, 08 May 2026 06:15:02 +0000

I've gone full circle at least two or three times in my life when it comes to todo apps.

Where I end up every time I tried all apps and processes is a todo.txt file, based on the http://todotxt.org file format.

Now AI agents happily contribute to it as well :-).

Is anyone else in that boat?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48059284

Points: 4

# Comments: 4

New comment by mikenikles in "Do you even need a database?"

mikenikles — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:34:25 +0000

Of course it is :).

New comment by mikenikles in "Anthropic downgraded cache TTL on March 6th"

mikenikles — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:56:16 +0000

A database client better than Datagrip is a tough one, yet I'm attempting to do just that [1] :).

I'm in month 4 of development, working on it full-time.

[1] https://seaquel.app

New comment by mikenikles in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)"

mikenikles — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:47:31 +0000

Month 4 of building a data management platform called Seaquel [1].

Months 1-3 were about building a desktop client. Now I'm working on a server binary customers can optionally self-host to share dashboards publicly and run workflow automations.

[1] https://seaquel.app/

New comment by mikenikles in "Show HN: CSS Studio. Design by hand, code by agent"

mikenikles — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:47:30 +0000

I added an interactive demo to my product's landing page [1], thinking people would prefer that over yet another product video.

However, your comment hit me... :-) I'm going to record a video!

[1] https://seaquel.app

New comment by mikenikles in "Ask HN: How do you handle marketing as a solo technical founder?"

mikenikles — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:13:22 +0000

Oh wait... haha your source doesn't match your professional experience :). My offer still stands though.

New comment by mikenikles in "Ask HN: How do you handle marketing as a solo technical founder?"

mikenikles — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:09:30 +0000

How about this counter offer? I give you 50% of the revenue for any sale you make for https://seaquel.app. If you tell me we need a lifetime offer, consider it done.

New comment by mikenikles in "Astral to Join OpenAI"

mikenikles — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:38:53 +0000

I'm curious what you think of https://seaquel.app as a DataGrip alternative.

It's a project I'm working on to build a database management product I've always wanted.

I spend way too much time obsessing over UX but hope people appreciate it :).

New comment by mikenikles in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)"

mikenikles — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:34:14 +0000

I build Seaquel, the database client I've always wished I had. It's open source, works offline and doesn't track what you do.

It has a visual query builder and separate SQL tutorial.

https://seaquel.app

New comment by mikenikles in "Show HN: Flox 1.0 – Open-source dev env as code with Nix"

mikenikles — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 02:19:20 +0000

How does it compare to the existing Devbox project (https://www.jetpack.io/devbox)?

Does Flox have an optional cloud solution as well? Can Flox install specific versions of Nix packages? What about OS-specific dependencies?

I've worked with tools like that for 5 years. Curious to understand what Flox brings to the table that we don't already have.

Goldsky Democratizes Streaming Data for Web3 Developers

mikenikles — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 21:20:20 +0000

Article URL: https://thenewstack.io/how-goldsky-democratizes-streaming-data-for-web3-developers/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37744561

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Today I learned that random people can send you money on PayPal and disputed it

mikenikles — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 05:54:56 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/0xRokku/status/1691541352650272771

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37143329

Points: 54

# Comments: 68

New comment by mikenikles in "PackagingCon – A conference only for software package management"

mikenikles — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 04:14:15 +0000

I've spent the last year managing all my packages with Devbox (https://github.com/jetpack-io/devbox).

Local dev, cloud dev, CI, production – all with the same config file. Fingers crossed my talk submission for PackagingCon gets accepted. It'd be awesome to share this new way of working with a wider audience.

Nixhub: Search Historical Versions of Nix Packages

mikenikles — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 19:27:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.jetpack.io/blog/introducing-nixhub/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36762800

Points: 3

# Comments: 0