Hacker News: ubavic

New comment by ubavic in "Zig v0.17.0"

ubavic — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:46:31 +0000

I’ve written software for a living in JS, C, Pascal, and Go, and I’ve tried many, many more languages. After working on a project in Zig for a year, I’m convinced that Zig is the best-designed language I’ve tried so far. Haskell comes close. At least, it’s the best-designed language for humans.

It’s not for everyone yet. It’s still unstable, and its ecosystem is small. However, both are improving.

Don't Solve My Sudoku

ubavic — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 19:40:10 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.ubavic.rs/19/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49859833

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

WICG Proposal Draft: Web Smart Card API

ubavic — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:44:08 +0000

Article URL: https://wicg.github.io/web-smart-card/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49045750

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

List of programing languages that compile to Go

ubavic — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:46:10 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/ubavic/compiles-to-go

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47681751

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Show HN: Smart card eID driver written in Zig

ubavic — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:30:59 +0000

In Serbia, for a long time, the only way to use an eID was by having a Windows machine. Over the last year, I slowly implemented an open source module by reading the PKCS#11 standard and sniffing the USB traffic of the official (Windows) module. The result is a shared library that can be used on *nix systems, removing the need for Windows for many citizens of Serbia.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47185903

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

A Security Site

ubavic — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:02:37 +0000

Article URL: https://asecuritysite.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46934263

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by ubavic in "What happened to WebAssembly"

ubavic — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:04:22 +0000

From my experience, WASM is great for easily porting existing codebases to the browser. It took me less than a day to download Emscripten, learn a little about WASM, make one toy project, and then port a 20-year-old, 40-KLOC C++ project to the browser [1]. The last part only took me half an hour, and I don't even write C++.

[1] https://poincare.matf.bg.ac.rs/~janicic/gclc/

New comment by ubavic in "Linux Instal Fest Belgrade"

ubavic — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:26:26 +0000

This is my third install fest and I planned to write some check list that I compiled in these years. I can share this:

- make sure bring extension chords, and make sure you have enough fast wifi for all participants

- bring enough USB-s. Installation on older laptops can take time

- ventoy is useful

- for beginners stick to Fedora/Debian. Popular distros come and go, but these two are constant and will be supported for a long time

- don't give options to beginners if they don't ask for it. You will induce paralysis of choice

- automatic dual boot setup by Debian installer works very well. Partition shrinking on Windows isn't scary as I thought before

- sometimes you can't install BIOS/UEFI drivers without windows (on older devices). You maybe want to do that before installing Linux

- i think it is good to have a windows installation ready. At least for windows boot loader recovery if anything goes bad

- bitLocker can be PITA. Don't lock users device

- after installation update system

- write some material, what-to-do-after-installation guide, and give to participants. Maybe create group on some social network or messaging app

New comment by ubavic in "Linux Instal Fest Belgrade"

ubavic — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 19:46:51 +0000

You know what? I removed that part. You are probably right, and there is no need to scare beginners :)

New comment by ubavic in "Linux Instal Fest Belgrade"

ubavic — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:37:20 +0000

Check podcast https://radiostudent.si/druzba/tehno-klistir They talk about open source, linux, etc...

New comment by ubavic in "Linux Instal Fest Belgrade"

ubavic — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:35:28 +0000

System from USB will feel sluggish. Users could get a feel for UI, but I think it would be inadequate for a long term usage.

Linux Instal Fest Belgrade

ubavic — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:20:19 +0000

Article URL: https://dmz.rs/lif2025_en

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46172167

Points: 175

# Comments: 24

New comment by ubavic in "Mint Is Not TeX"

ubavic — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 23:31:21 +0000

That is something I accidentally discovered. TexInfo also uses @.

Mint Is Not TeX

ubavic — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 23:11:33 +0000

Article URL: https://mint.ubavic.rs/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46091708

Points: 28

# Comments: 5

Hyperbolic Non-Euclidean World (2007)

ubavic — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:59:47 +0000

Article URL: http://web1.kcn.jp/hp28ah77/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45716371

Points: 18

# Comments: 3

OpenPrinting

ubavic — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 09:27:55 +0000

Article URL: https://openprinting.github.io/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45471984

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Reimplementing PKCS#11 Module

ubavic — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 18:45:28 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.ubavic.rs/17/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45466312

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

CV Tips from Someone Who Reads Them

ubavic — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:42:28 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.ubavic.rs/16/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44234642

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

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

ubavic — Sun, 25 May 2025 22:03:34 +0000

I am reverse-engineering a PKCS#11 module for Gemalto smart cards and re-implementing it in Zig (https://github.com/ubavic/srb-id-pkcs11). The original module is published only for Windows, and my implementation targets *nix platforms. This is my first project in Zig, and I am very happy with the language.

The Second Dumbest Way to Solve a Maze

ubavic — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:15:05 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.ubavic.rs/14/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42700289

Points: 1

# Comments: 0