Discover the AI tools and workflows that professionals rely on every day, from advanced coding assistants like Cursor to clever productivity hacks for note-taking, language learning, and travel.
Feeling underwhelmed by AI's impact on your coding productivity? Discover the specific strategies and targeted use cases that developers are using to achieve real gains, moving from hype to helper.
Discover why the real productivity killer isn't app switching but context switching. Learn how a 'GitHub for collaboration' model can automate the workflow between chat and task management, eliminating the collaboration tax.
A developer's search for a high-performance alternative to the M4 MacBook Pro sparks a debate on the best laptops. See community recommendations for Framework, ThinkPads, and learn about alternative workflows for power users.
Data engineers share their biggest on-the-job frustrations, from battling organizational silos and cleaning messy human-entered data to the soul-crushing 'work about the work' caused by tool sprawl. Discover the real challenges that go beyond the code.
Developers discuss the mental fatigue from switching between manual coding and AI tools, sharing causes like flow disruption and dopamine crashes, plus strategies to cope.
Discover how developers are crafting their ultimate AI-assisted coding setups, blending IDEs like Cursor and VSCode with multiple LLMs, and refining workflows for enhanced productivity.
Can you effectively code on your phone? Developers share their experiences, favorite tools (SSH, Working Copy, Termux), and discuss the types of tasks best suited for mobile development environments.
A Hacker News discussion explores whether project management tools are beneficial for personal projects, with many users favoring lightweight methods like paper, markdown, or whiteboards over complex software to maintain focus and avoid overhead.
A Hacker News discussion uncovers widely used but often frustrating developer tools like Jira, Next.js, and Git. Discover why they're considered overengineered and learn tips for managing their complexity.