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Build logs

1,743 objects in the archive · 1,629 ranked picks

I built / I shipped posts: side projects, tools and prototypes

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  1. 201
    I made a sandbox game to help with financial planning
    simulator.money20211 submissionHN thread
    409 pts
    140 cmts
  2. 202
    I wrote a SaaS product because the internet made me believe it'd make me rich
    blog.stetsonblake.com20201 submissionHN thread
    408 pts
    257 cmts
  3. 203
    I built four eight-foot-long handwriting robots
    twitter.com20211 submissionHN thread
    408 pts
    164 cmts
  4. 204
    How I Wrote a Modern C++ Library in Rust
    hsivonen.fi20181 submissionHN thread
    406 pts
    116 cmts
  5. 205
    We built an open source, zero webhooks payment processor
    github.com20251 submissionHN thread
    405 pts
    223 cmts
  6. 206
    I wrote a small piece on planned death
    hintjens.com20161 submissionHN thread
    405 pts
    104 cmts
  7. 207
    I built a business that lets me live on the beach full time
    expatsoftware.com2017–20213 submissionsHN thread
    404 pts
    143 cmts
  8. 208
    I received my first donation on my open-source side project
    gourav.io20211 submissionHN thread
    404 pts
    106 cmts
  9. 209
    I built a no-BS recipe search engine
    stovetop.app20211 submissionHN thread
    403 pts
    207 cmts
  10. 210
    John Carmack: “I just dumped the C++ server I wrote for a new one in Racket”
    twitter.com20151 submissionHN thread
    402 pts
    275 cmts
  11. 211
    Fed up with WebEx, so we built a way to screen share in under 20 sec.
    screenleap.com20121 submissionHN thread
    402 pts
    130 cmts
  12. 212
    How we built an auto-scalable Minecraft server for 1000+ players
    worldql.com20211 submissionHN thread
    401 pts
    142 cmts
  13. 213
    Reaching $10k monthly revenue with WakaTime, my SaaS side project
    indiehackers.com20171 submissionHN thread
    399 pts
    163 cmts
  14. 214
    I built an AI art installation at home generating new pieces on the fly
    github.com20211 submissionHN thread
    399 pts
    153 cmts
  15. 215
    I trained a deep learning model to build sites for me
    zecoda.com20191 submissionHN thread
    397 pts
    124 cmts
  16. 216
    my weekend project, Gumroad
    gumroad.com20111 submissionHN thread
    396 pts
    202 cmts
  17. 217
    I made a community sourced fitness routine database
    routinedb.com20211 submissionHN thread
    396 pts
    188 cmts
  18. 218
    What I learned from getting my side project acquired
    ianww.com20131 submissionHN thread
    396 pts
    54 cmts
  19. 219
    I wrote a book called “Crap Towns”. It seemed funny at the time
    samj.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    395 pts
    314 cmts
  20. 220
    I wrote a new BitTorrent tracker in Elixir
    github.com20251 submissionHN thread
    394 pts
    72 cmts
  21. 221
    I made an open-source anonymous email forwarding service
    anonaddy.com20191 submissionHN thread
    393 pts
    178 cmts
  22. 222
    I built a dashboard to compare mortgage rates across 120 credit unions
    finfam.app20251 submissionHN thread
    393 pts
    130 cmts
  23. 223
    I built a tool to help you read Hacker News on Kindle
    ktool.io20221 submissionHN thread
    393 pts
    78 cmts
  24. 224
    I made a site to tell the time in corporate
    corporate.watch20251 submissionHN thread
    392 pts
    171 cmts
  25. 225
    How I wrote and published my novel using only open source tools
    medium.com20161 submissionHN thread
    391 pts
    180 cmts
  26. 226
    I made a website for you to travel the world in first-person POV
    explordle.com20221 submissionHN thread
    390 pts
    86 cmts
  27. 227
    I created a fake business and bought it an online reputation
    fusion.net20151 submissionHN thread
    389 pts
    168 cmts
  28. 228
    I wrote one of the fastest DataFrame libraries
    ritchievink.com20211 submissionHN thread
    389 pts
    140 cmts
  29. 229
    I just made my profitable online form builder open-sourced
    github.com20241 submissionHN thread
    389 pts
    122 cmts
  30. 230
    How we built Bluey’s world
    itsnicethat.com20251 submissionHN thread
    387 pts
    174 cmts
  31. 231
    I built a native Windows Todo app in pure C (278 KB, no frameworks)
    github.com20251 submissionHN thread
    386 pts
    237 cmts
  32. 232
    I made a Chrome extension to reveal zero-width characters
    github.com20181 submissionHN thread
    385 pts
    96 cmts
  33. 233
    I wrote a book on writing good developer resumes
    thetechresume.com20201 submissionHN thread
    382 pts
    108 cmts
  34. 234
    Turning my obsession in the stock market into a side project
    eduardosasso.co20201 submissionHN thread
    382 pts
    106 cmts
  35. 235
    I made a game you can play without anyone knowing (no visuals/sound)
    apps.apple.com20241 submissionHN thread
    381 pts
    258 cmts
  36. 236
    I modeled the Voynich Manuscript with SBERT to test for structure
    github.com20251 submissionHN thread
    381 pts
    132 cmts
  37. 237
    I made a CLI tool to create web extensions with no build configuration
    github.com20241 submissionHN thread
    381 pts
    87 cmts
  38. 238
    I Wrote My Fastest Hashtable
    probablydance.com20171 submissionHN thread
    380 pts
    116 cmts
  39. 239
    I open-sourced the in-memory PostgreSQL I built at work for E2E tests
    github.com20241 submissionHN thread
    379 pts
    79 cmts
  40. 240
    I finished v5 of a JVM framework I've spent spent half a decade making
    javalin.io20221 submissionHN thread
    377 pts
    136 cmts
  41. 241
    How We Built the GitHub Globe
    github.blog20201 submissionHN thread
    376 pts
    101 cmts
  42. 242
    How I made a 3D game in 2 KB of JavaScript
    frankforce.com20201 submissionHN thread
    376 pts
    78 cmts
  43. 243
    I built a VS Code Theme Creator – easily make VS Code themes in browser
    themes.vscode.one20211 submissionHN thread
    375 pts
    104 cmts
  44. 244
    Upstart – Find newsletters to promote your business or side projects
    upstart.me20172 submissionsHN thread
    372 pts
    85 cmts
  45. 245
    I made a puzzle game in HTML5
    eightcolors.net20221 submissionHN thread
    368 pts
    124 cmts
  46. 246
    I built a self-hosted Basecamp alternative. Try the demo
    duetapp.com20131 submissionHN thread
    367 pts
    197 cmts
  47. 247
    I made a Hacker News for podcasts
    podcastrank.co20161 submissionHN thread
    367 pts
    132 cmts
  48. 248
    How I built a Slack bot to help me find an apartment in San Francisco
    dataquest.io20161 submissionHN thread
    366 pts
    88 cmts
  49. 249
    I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it
    jerseyfonseca.com20211 submissionHN thread
    365 pts
    305 cmts
  50. 250
    I made an AI write a story about AI then I made another AI illustrate it
    tristrumtuttle.medium.com20221 submissionHN thread
    365 pts
    195 cmts