Ask HN: What open source projects are you grateful for?

kept by eddie dec 05, 25

In an Ask HN post, commenters list open source projects they are grateful for, such as Linux, Git, Vim, and Python.

TIL: You can make HTTP requests without curl using Bash /dev/TCP
Bash's /dev/tcp feature allows making HTTP requests by opening a raw TCP socket and writing the request manually, useful when curl or wget are absent.
also on curl, #linux, #cli, #developer-tools
What the bliss taught us
curl maintainers took July off from vulnerability reporting, finding relief, improved productivity, and no negative impact, deeming the experiment successful.
also on curl, #open-source, #developer-tools
What are you doing this weekend?
A developer recounts returning to FreeBSD for a home NAS after years on Linux, praising its simplicity for servers but sticking with Arch for desktops.
also on Debian, #open-source, #developer-tools
Developers are attached to tools because tools encode trust - Stack Overflow
Developers trust tools they master through muscle memory, but AI coding agents erode that trust with unpredictable outputs, shifting bottlenecks to review and demanding new processes and cultural alignment.
also on Vim, #software-engineering, #developer-tools
The Productivity Mirage / frantic.im
The author learned that programming productivity stems from problem focus and intuition, not from elaborate editor setups, after observing a prolific engineer using minimal tools.
also on Vim, #software-engineering, #developer-tools