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Show HN: Convert text folder trees into real directories (no more mkdir)

Hacker News - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 11:40am

A simple Go CLI tool that instantly converts tree-formatted text (like AI output) into actual folders (and placeholder files) on your disk.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47250086

Points: 1

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Todo for Developers

Hacker News - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 11:01am
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Users in 2 Weeks

Hacker News - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 11:00am

Article URL: https://www.founderspace.work

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47249423

Points: 1

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Show HN: Groundctl – "Terraform plan" for your local developer machine

Hacker News - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 10:56am

Hi HN,

I built groundctl because every team I've been on has the same problem: "it works on my machine." Someone upgrades Node, someone has the wrong Terraform version, a new hire spends two days debugging a setup that differs from everyone else's.

Existing tools don't solve this. chezmoi manages dotfiles, not tool versions. mise/asdf manage language runtimes per-project, not team-wide standards. Ansible is overkill for local machines.

groundctl is a single Go binary that:

1. Scans your machine and creates a `.ground.yaml` standard 2. Compares any machine against that standard (`ground check`) 3. Auto-fixes drift with one command (`ground fix`)

It detects 18 tools (node, python, go, docker, terraform, etc.), works across macOS/Linux/Windows, integrates with 7 package managers, and runs in <500ms.

The team workflow: - Commit `.ground.yaml` to your repo - New hire runs `ground check` — sees exactly what's different - `ground fix` installs/upgrades everything automatically - CI enforces the standard with `ground check --ci`

It also has secret management (1Password, Vault, keychain backends), shell hooks that auto-check on `cd`, and HTML/Markdown drift reports.

Written in Go. MIT licensed. No dependencies. Single binary.

Would love feedback on the approach and what tools/features you'd want to see next.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47249364

Points: 1

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Show HN: Rust rewrite of BitchX IRC client

Hacker News - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 10:55am

I slop-resurrected an abandoned repository. I first heard about bitchx in Mr. robot series when i was very small and thought coding was cool.

LMK what features can exist or make it better and weather if you are an unc.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47249346

Points: 1

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Should I Block Ads?

Hacker News - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 10:54am

Article URL: https://shouldiblockads.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47249332

Points: 3

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