Issue / 2026-05-02
A daily board of tools, apps, and references that Hacker News readers pulled into view on 2026-05-02. Each row keeps the original HN thread close to the claim.
What surfaced that day
Preview MoE model with stronger agent and reasoning capabilities.
Commenters said DeepSeek 'just does what I ask,' discussed subsidized pricing, and referenced Cecli as an open-source coding assistant built to work well with DeepSeek.
Open-source AI CLI coding assistant tuned for DeepSeek.
A commenter said they are involved in Cecli, described it as designed to work well with DeepSeek, and called it efficient for agentic programming on a budget.
Distributed WASM runtime in a single binary, with no control plane.
A commenter called it incredible, another compared it to an AWS-style service catalog, and the maker said they use it in place of Tailscale for homelab applications.
Open-source dashboard-as-code tool for agents and humans.
Commenters asked about Vega-Lite as a go-to data-viz DSL, debated YAML versus JSX, and discussed using LLMs to write dashboards.
Declarative data-viz DSL for charts and dashboards.
A commenter called it their go-to data viz DSL with Claude, directly recommending it in the thread.
Common Lisp implementation running on .NET.
People called it a new toy in their toolbox, said the timing was great, and pointed out MonoGame integration plus possible Unity or Godot use.
Tiny web interface for scheduling PostgreSQL backups.
A commenter called it a remarkably simple backup scheduler, said they use it in a homelab, and reported that it works great.
TI's new graphing calculator aimed at education and nostalgia.
Commenters praised the interface, discussed RPN and calculator-app alternatives, and compared it with models like DM42n and HP 50G emulators.
NetHack's new release with updated client and gameplay polish.
Commenters highly recommended the 3D client, described long-haul play on laptops, and called NetHack one of the best open source projects.
3D NetHack client with a web demo and GitHub repo.
A commenter said they highly recommend the 3D client because it works almost everywhere and hoped it would be updated for 5.0.0 soon.