HN blogs - 11/5/26
I Disagree with Paul Graham https://mrmarket.bearblog.dev/i-disagree-with-paul-graham/ (HN source)
When readers would rather listen
The 45% Hidden ROI of Automation No One Puts in the Business Case https://sneakbug8.com/vertical-spillover-effect/ (HN source)
The Pace of Feedback https://thoughtbot.com/blog/the-pace-of-feedback (HN source)
Rough Patches https://nickchirls.com/2026/04/28/rough-patches/ (HN source)
The final form of software development https://blog.zksecurity.xyz/posts/end-coding/ (HN source)
Easy Is Overrated https://calnewport.com/easy-is-overrated/ (HN source)
Steven, please fix the 1% loss/gain graph https://blog.hartwork.org/posts/steven-please-fix-the-1-loss-gain-graph/ (HN source)
Mac App Store Review Times Increasing https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/03/02/mac-app-store-review-times-increasing/ (HN source)
The Last Company https://catboosted.bearblog.dev/thelastcompany/ (HN source)
LLMs find the right factors but miss the frame https://ethanfast.com/llms-find-the-right-factors-but-miss-the-frame.html (HN source)
Run Claude Code for Free https://www.tianjerry.com/blog/run-claude-code-for-free (HN source)
First Impressions: NetBird https://janlukas.blog/thoughts/2026/05/netbird (HN source)
Success Metric Is the Hammer https://hooda.xyz/blog/success-metric-is-the-hammer/ (HN source)
Own Something and Be Happy https://hunterirving.com/blog/own_something_and_be_happy (HN source)
How the Heck Do Solar Panels Work? https://perthirtysix.com/how-the-heck-do-solar-panels-work (HN source)
Principles almost always have exceptions
Local LLM Speed Calculator https://martinalderson.com/posts/local-llm-speed-calculator/ (HN source)
Tracing PostgreSQL Using eBPF and Hardware Breakpoints https://jnidzwetzki.github.io/2026/05/08/ebpf-hw-breakpoints-postgresql.html (HN source)
I gave Claude Code live social media data https://fridayaiclub.com/how-to-give-claude-code-social-media-data/ (HN source)
From Today, Software Engineering Is Dead https://building138.com/from-today-software-engineering-is-dead (HN source)
The Recursive Descent https://deadlime.hu/en/2026/05/05/the-recursive-descent/ (HN source)
Building a Memory Allocator from Scratch in C https://0xkiire.com/memory-allocators/ (HN source)
I Do Not Recommend Fastmail https://www.vincentschmalbach.com/why-i-do-not-recommend-fastmail-for-primary-email/ (HN source)
Self-upgradable software: A Pi setup https://mikkelmalmberg.com/2026/self-upgradable-software-a-pi-setup (HN source)
It doesn’t matter if it looks good https://yosemitesam.ch/it-doesnt-matter-if-it-looks-good/ (HN source)
Software Development Is Becoming a Factory Job https://www.vincentschmalbach.com/software-development-is-becoming-a-factory-job/ (HN source)
I reverse engineered macOS to disable built-in display https://frankster0542.gumroad.com/l/saafi (HN source)
You can have your composer.lock and not make others eat it too https://kevinullyott.com/blog/2026-05-05-composer-lock-gitattributes/ (HN source)
Is it still all about the people? https://lisacrispin.com/2026/04/29/is-it-still-all-about-the-people/ (HN source)