HN blogs - 17/8/25
Developers, Not Operators https://victorwynne.com/developers-not-operators/ (HN source)
The time I literally dropped a server https://blog.waleson.com/2025/08/the-time-i-literally-dropped-server.html (HN source)
You Should Add Debug Views to Your DB https://chrispenner.ca/posts/views-for-debugging (HN source)
MCP Tools with Dependent Types https://vlaaad.github.io/mcp-tools-with-dependent-types (HN source)
Lead by Example, Not by Lecturing https://andreacanton.dev/posts/d008-lead-by-example/ (HN source)
What sets great managers apart https://www.hellmayr.com/blog/2025-08-17-great-managers (HN source)
You can just build things https://maxrozen.com/onlineornot-diaries-25-you-can-just-build-things (HN source)
Introducing: topnfiles https://troelsarvin.blogspot.com/2025/08/introducing-topnfiles.html (HN source)
Reverse Engineering Claude Code CLI Using Sub Agents
Creativity Is a Luxury https://dipkumar.dev/posts/life/creativity-is-a-luxury/ (HN source)
A New Browser War https://akajla.com/blog/a-new-browser-war/ (HN source)
A clock that doesn't snap https://ethanniser.dev/blog/a-clock-that-doesnt-snap/ (HN source)
Code with LLMs in Parallel https://richstone.io/4-4-code-with-llms-in-parallel/ (HN source)
Well, it seems you just don't like programming https://ciesie.com/post/coding_with_ai/ (HN source)
I'm a Proud CRUD Monkey https://kyrylo.org/software/2025/08/17/im-a-proud-crud-monkey.html (HN source)
A short statistical reasoning test https://emiruz.com/post/2025-08-17-statistical-reasoning/ (HN source)
The trap of tech that's great in the small but not in the large https://surfingcomplexity.blog/2025/08/16/the-trap-of-tech-thats-great-in-the-small-but-not-in-the-large/ (HN source)
The schedule takes care of us https://josem.co/the-schedule-takes-care-of-us/ (HN source)
Grammar Checking from the CLI with Harper https://gribnau.dev/posts/harper-cli/ (HN source)
App Slop https://www.kvncnnlly.com/2025-07-29-app-slop/ (HN source)