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Jun 17, 2026
Oct Programming Language for scientific programming.
Addresses frustrations with MATLAB and Python in scientific computing, specifically debugging large codebases, sharing code with less technical colleagues, and the 'Two-Language Problem' (prototyping in Python/MATLAB, rewriting in C++/Rust for performance). Positions itself as...
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Jun 17, 2026
Mira – An open-source, self-hosted AI code reviewer.
A faster, more secure, and cost-effective alternative to cloud-hosted AI code reviewers. Emphasizes self-hosting to keep code within organizational infrastructure, 'Bring Your Own Key' (BYOK) for model flexibility (OpenAI, Anthropic, local LLM), and autonomous learning of code...
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Jun 17, 2026
Numax is a small Rust runtime for distributed applications. It executes WebAssembly (Wasm) modules in a sandbox, incorporates a built-in local key-value store, and ensures data synchronization across nodes using CRDTs and gossip protocols.
Positioned as 'a portable runtime for distributed apps.' The core promise is that 'you write a wasm module, run it on two machines, and they converge,' forming a 'decentralized system.'
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Jun 16, 2026
An 8-bit CPU implemented in Logisim from discrete logic gates.
A student project demonstrating fundamental computer architecture principles, with a custom ISA and hardwired control unit.
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Jun 16, 2026
Zero Browser – Data driven browser system.
Data driven browser system.
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Jun 15, 2026
Prela – A Compositional and Controllable Query Language, demonstrating relation combinators.
A SQL-like query language built on algebraic principles, emphasizing compositionality and control, with a core engine under 1k lines of Rust code. Positioned as a demonstration of language-agnostic relation combinators.
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Jun 14, 2026
A watercolor sketching application leveraging fluid simulation and shader techniques.
A digital drawing app mimicking physical watercolor, designed for creative expression on iPad or drawing tablets.
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Jun 13, 2026
Diffcat, a TUI for Git diffs.
A focused, GitHub-style Git diff TUI, offering a 'delightful' experience compared to other existing tools. Includes unique stats like contributor rank and AI agent usage.
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Jun 13, 2026
MicroECS, an entity component system (ECS) library in Python/NumPy.
A solution to performance bottlenecks in traditional OOP game/simulation development, specifically for managing many scene objects, by leveraging columnar data storage and vectorized operations.
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Jun 12, 2026
Buildy: A platform for deploying personal applications integrated with AI agents. It provides an API and MCP (Message Control Protocol) for agents to call ES modules with optional UI/CSS. Apps run on a workerd isolate with a persistent KV store and are accessible via a live URL. It supports inline rendering in AI chat clients (ChatGPT, Claude) via iframe.
Solves the problem of repetitive infrastructure setup (authentication, database, API/MCP server) when building personal software for AI agents. Positions itself as a streamlined solution to 'deploy personal apps with your agent.'
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Jun 11, 2026
Picosky – A Bluesky client for PICO-8
A Bluesky social network client implemented within the severe constraints of the PICO-8 fantasy console, demonstrating the feasibility of combining GPIO with sockets for network interaction.
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Jun 11, 2026
Catalyst Maze: biotech trading game
A biotech trading game designed to teach basic portfolio management concepts, specifically focusing on improving investing performance beyond asset-specific "edge."
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Jun 10, 2026
Tapflow – self-hosted iOS/Android simulator streaming for mobile QA
A self-hosted solution for streaming iOS/Android simulators, designed for mobile QA, focusing on addressing simulator access problems and optimizing latency via MSE → WebCodecs/WASM.
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Jun 10, 2026
A terminal-based writing environment with Git-backed item-level versioning, End-to-End Encrypted (E2EE) synchronization, and temporal search.
A fully encrypted, focus-oriented writing environment that solves Git's note-tracking problem with UUIDs, offering E2EE sync and requiring no Git expertise.
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Jun 9, 2026
fontliberator, an automatic font clean-room reimplementor.
A tool to legally reproduce typefaces by automatically reimplementing font software, navigating US copyright law.
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Jun 9, 2026
A minimal, ad-free World Cup web app for fixtures and live scores.
A streamlined, ad-free alternative to bloated sports apps, specifically tailored for World Cup fixtures and live scores, prioritizing user experience and data clarity.
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Jun 8, 2026
Typol, a static typing layer for Polars DataFrames.
A tool to enforce columnar schemas and type safety in Polars expressions statically, addressing maintainability burdens and runtime errors common with dynamic dataframes, particularly for production data processing pipelines.
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Jun 7, 2026
Resonate, a system for low-latency, high-resolution spectral analysis using self-tuning filter banks derived from phase vocoder literature.
Offers low-latency, high-resolution spectral analysis by uniquely combining known phase vocoder techniques, yielding 'incredibly satisfying' results like super-resolution spectrograms and re-synthesis experiments.
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Jun 7, 2026
Quincy, a local-first PDF reader for Mac with AI-powered study features (summarization, quizzing, text-to-speech) and enhanced navigation.
A 'beautiful and local-first PDF reader for studying dense things' on Mac, offering AI features to 'talk' to text, create quizzes, get summaries, and read aloud, addressing focus issues and limitations of existing readers like Preview.
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Jun 6, 2026
StructOCR – an AI-powered OCR API for extracting structured JSON data from complex documents.
An AI-powered OCR API designed to extract highly structured JSON data from complex documents like global passports, invoices, and shipping containers, with Python and Node.js SDKs.