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The tools people actually started using this week.

CLIs, self-hosted services, and developer tooling. What it does, what it replaces, and how long it takes to try.

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Sample from 29 September 202692 items scanned, 10 kept

HN.watch – Videos of all Hacker News posts

146 points on HN

AIHOT typescript

1,405 stars

一个自己找热点、自己写日报的网站框架。把信源和精选标准换成你的,它就是你的行业热点站。

MIT420 forksKKKKhazix/AIHOT

PaperMono, e-ink fridge magnet shopping list with mobile web page

132 points on HN

In every issue

Time to first run
How long it takes to get the thing working, honestly estimated. Usually the deciding factor.
What it replaces
Named alternatives, and when the incumbent is still the better choice.
Licence and hosting
Open source, source-available, or SaaS. Stated plainly, because it keeps changing.

Where it comes from

  • new GitHub repositories past 300 stars in 30 days
  • Show HN posts past 60 points
  • GitHub releases of tools already worth watching

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