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- Returning to Rails in 2026
Hacker News commenters debate the merits of Ruby on Rails in 2026, with many praising its conventions and stability while criticizing lack of typing and AI-oriented marketing.
- Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)
Monthly Ask HN thread where developers share side projects, including a Rust iCloud downloader, a logic-puzzle site with 90 subscribers, and an A2A agent registry built on Docker.
- A case for Go as the best language for AI agents
The Hacker News discussion debates whether Go's simplicity, fast compilation, and opinionated style make it ideal for AI agents, with commenters offering counterarguments favoring Python, Rust, and other languages.
- The challenges of soft delete
HN commenters debate soft delete tradeoffs, noting schema drift, compliance conflicts, and performance issues, with many preferring archival tables or CDC over flags.