--- title: Best Hacker News posts — December 2023 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Hacker News posts from December 2023, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/hn/best-of/2023/12 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/hn/best-of/2023/12 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Hacker News posts — December 2023 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Hacker News posts from December 2023, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Hacker News — December 2023 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/svg-tutorial-6zkocwjmr "SVG Tutorial") Article Hacker News · 3y SVG Tutorial Learn to code SVG images step by step. Topics include drawing basic shapes, using clip-path, and creating background patterns with SVG and CSS. 370 17 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/in-2024-please-switch-to-firefox-tercqwvko "In 2024, please switch to Firefox") Article Hacker News · 3y In 2024, please switch to Firefox Switching to Firefox in 2024 is important for privacy reasons and to avoid a browser engine monopoly. Firefox is a fast and modern browser that can be used on multiple platforms. 318 63 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/you-don-t-need-javascript-for-that-ghdrvlg6e "You don't need JavaScript for that") Article Hacker News · 3y You don't need JavaScript for that The article discusses the rule of least power in web development, which advocates for choosing the least powerful language suitable for a given purpose. It highlights examples of using native HTML and CSS instead of JavaScript, such as creating custom switches, using the datalist element for autosuggest, utilizing the native color picker, implementing accordions, and using dialog modals. The article also mentions future features that will further reduce the need for JavaScript. 285 14 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/tailwind-css-application-ui-kit-smgrbbje1 "Tailwind CSS Application UI Kit") Article Hacker News · 3y Tailwind CSS Application UI Kit Tailwind CSS Application UI Kit, Catalyst, offers modern UI components built with Tailwind CSS, Headless UI, and React. The components are customizable, easy to use, keyboard accessible, and available in TypeScript and JavaScript. The templates can be purchased individually or with an all-access license, with free updates included. 198 5 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/make-beautiful-logos-fast-and-free-tlip372bp "Make Beautiful Logos Fast and Free") Article Hacker News · 3y Make Beautiful Logos Fast and Free LogoFast offers presets, the #1 NextJS boilerplate, and is loved by over 1,000 makers. It helps users ship fast and save time on projects. 183 9 6. 6 [](https://daily.dev/posts/google-ai-for-developers-ln65dmupr "Google AI for Developers") Article Hacker News · 3y Google AI for Developers Google AI offers developers a range of tools and technologies to leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning in their projects. It brings benefits such as enhanced functionality, improved user experience, and automation. However, developers may also face challenges and limitations when working with Google AI. 119 2 7. 7 [](https://daily.dev/posts/reference-docs-for-npm-packages-ilwfjl1e3 "Reference docs for npm packages") Article Hacker News · 3y Reference docs for npm packages Discover the best way to browse type documentation for npm packages and find the recommended resources for finding documentation on npm packages. 98 5 8. 8 [](https://daily.dev/posts/penxio-penx-a-structured-note-taking-app-for-personal-use--gmkydfgnm "penxio/penx: A structured note-taking app for personal use.") Article Hacker News · 3y penxio/penx: A structured note-taking app for personal use. PenX is a structured note-taking app designed for personal use. It prioritizes privacy and features local-first data ownership, end-to-end encryption for data syncing, and GitHub-based version control. The primary tech stack includes Next.js, TypeScript, tRPC, Prisma, NextAuth.js, Slate.js, and IndexedDB. The maker of PenX is 0xZion, a freelancing full-stack developer. 89 2 9. 9 [](https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-zero-knowledge-private-note-taking-app-9wmnmg5pr "Open source & zero knowledge private note taking app") Article Hacker News · 3y Open source & zero knowledge private note taking app Notesnook is an open-source and zero-knowledge private note-taking app that prioritizes user privacy. It offers end-to-end encryption, encrypted note syncing, password-protected notes vault, web clipping, and more. Users can access their notes on mobile and desktop devices. 89 2 10. 10 [](https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-software-open-source-alternatives-tsla7inrn "Open Source Software & Open Source Alternatives") Article Hacker News · 3y Open Source Software & Open Source Alternatives Discover and submit open source projects for review or stay updated with new OSS products through a weekly newsletter. 77 2 11. 11 [](https://daily.dev/posts/frooodle-stirling-pdf-locally-hosted-web-application-that-allows-you-to-perform-various-operations--qqyiry9es "Frooodle/Stirling-PDF: locally hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files") Article Hacker News · 3y Frooodle/Stirling-PDF: locally hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files Stirling-PDF is a locally hosted web application for manipulating PDF files, offering various features like merging, splitting, converting, and more. It uses technologies like Spring Boot, Thymeleaf, PDFBox, LibreOffice, and Docker. 68 12. 12 [](https://daily.dev/posts/you-don-t-need-html--06hwerhtl "YOU DON'T NEED HTML!") Article Hacker News · 3y YOU DON'T NEED HTML! The article discusses a website called NO-HT.ML that proves HTML is not necessary to create a beautiful and useful website. It explores the elements used in the website's source code and compares the concept to playing a game with arbitrary restrictions. 58 1 13. 13 [](https://daily.dev/posts/back-to-basics-5-html-attributes-for-improved-accessibility-and-user-experience-uqhadzcei "Back to Basics: 5 HTML attributes for improved accessibility and user experience") Article Hacker News · 3y Back to Basics: 5 HTML attributes for improved accessibility and user experience This article explores five HTML attributes that improve accessibility and user experience. These attributes include hreflang, translate, reversed, controls, and autocomplete. 29 14. 14 [](https://daily.dev/posts/continue-siy9oo5qi "Continue") Article Hacker News · 3y Continue Continue is a tool that generates, refactors, and explains code sections. It can answer coding questions, edit code in natural language, and generate files from scratch. It works natively in your IDE and supports various models and providers. 27 1 15. 15 [](https://daily.dev/posts/committing-without-git-rwhktsryp "Committing without git") Article Hacker News · 3y Committing without git Learn how to create commits without using git commands, understand git objects, blobs, trees, and commits. 21 2 16. 16 [](https://daily.dev/posts/the-home-of-all-things-in-the-terminal--nsl0d8pxt "The $HOME of all things in the terminal.") Article Hacker News · 3y The $HOME of all things in the terminal. Discover a collection of TUI tools for the terminal, including tools for chatting over SSH, socket statistics, network topology visualization, exploring docker images, and interacting with Jira from the command line. 20 17. 17 [](https://daily.dev/posts/csdvrx-cutevim-sensible-defaults-for-vim-fkydfjodg "csdvrx/CuteVim: Sensible defaults for Vim") Article Hacker News · 3y csdvrx/CuteVim: Sensible defaults for Vim CuteVim is a minimal configuration file for Vim that provides sensible defaults, such as a tabline, line counter, backups, and more. It also allows users to quickly change the appearance and maps the Control keys to readline commands. 19 18. 18 [](https://daily.dev/posts/how-plane-an-open-source-alternative-to-jira-got-to-the-1-in-project-management-on-github-in-less-rrobt88v8 "How Plane, an open-source alternative to Jira, got to the #1 in project management on GitHub in less than a year") Article Hacker News · 3y How Plane, an open-source alternative to Jira, got to the #1 in project management on GitHub in less than a year Plane, an open-source alternative to Jira, gained popularity on GitHub and became the #1 project management tool. They achieved this by effectively leveraging GitHub stars, building a community on Discord, creating well-crafted release notes, engaging with Reddit and Twitter communities, and making strategic announcements on Medium and Hacker News. 17 1 19. 19 [](https://daily.dev/posts/termshark-a-terminal-ui-for-tshark-inspired-by-wireshark-ccnttbdkc "Termshark • A terminal UI for tshark, inspired by Wireshark") Article Hacker News · 3y Termshark • A terminal UI for tshark, inspired by Wireshark Termshark is a terminal UI for tshark, inspired by Wireshark. It allows users to read pcap files, sniff live interfaces, use Wireshark's display filters, and more. It is available for Linux, macOS, \*BSD, Android (termux), and Windows. Recent updates include packet search, profiles, configurable columns, magic wormhole, vim navigation, cmdline, packet marks, and themes. 17 20. 20 [](https://daily.dev/posts/sql-as-api-axmhkxshd "SQL as API") Article Hacker News · 3y SQL as API Using SQL in the API can be a viable solution for complex filtering and adding flexibility to the API. It involves validating and sanitizing the SQL input and allows for easy modification and customization. However, it requires careful documentation, has performance considerations, and may lead to vendor lock-in. 16 21. 21 [](https://daily.dev/posts/should-you-add-screenshots-to-documentation--ez5nu2gdm "Should you add screenshots to documentation?") Article Hacker News · 3y Should you add screenshots to documentation? Screenshots in documentation can be contentious. Outdated screenshots can decrease customer trust and slow down page loading. However, they can also make content easier to scan, provide a visual frame of reference, and supplement confusing task steps. To effectively use screenshots, it is important to consider their purpose, make them accessible, use simplified versions, and automate their creation and maintenance when possible. 15 4 22. 22 [](https://daily.dev/posts/pysimplegui-pysimplegui-launched-in-2018-it-s-2023-and-pysimplegui-is-actively-developed-support-buwrbdcrq "PySimpleGUI/PySimpleGUI: Launched in 2018. It's 2023 and PySimpleGUI is actively developed & supported. Create complex windows simply. Supports tkinter, Qt, WxPython, Remi (in browser). Create GUI app") Article Hacker News · 3y PySimpleGUI/PySimpleGUI: Launched in 2018\. It's 2023 and PySimpleGUI is actively developed & supported. Create complex windows simply. Supports tkinter, Qt, WxPython, Remi (in browser). Create GUI app PySimpleGUI is a Python package that enables programmers of all levels to create GUIs. It simplifies the process of creating windows and supports various frameworks like tkinter, Qt, WxPython, and Remi. PySimpleGUI is widely used in various applications, including games, media capture and playback, artificial intelligence, graphing, front-end GUIs, and Raspberry Pi projects. Financial support for PySimpleGUI is greatly appreciated and can be done through Buy Me a Coffee or GitHub Sponsoring. 15 3 23. 23 [](https://daily.dev/posts/new-in-chrome-120-zb8wiohue "New in Chrome 120") Article Hacker News · 3y New in Chrome 120 Chrome 120 introduces the CloseWatcher API for handling close requests, the ability to implement an accordion pattern using the \`

\` element, and permission policy violation reports. Other highlights include relaxed CSS nesting implementation, the action in the Media Session API, and the deprecation of third-party cookies. 15 24. 24 [](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-promptbase-all-things-prompt-engineering-hx2veriws "microsoft/promptbase: All things prompt engineering") Article Hacker News · 3y microsoft/promptbase: All things prompt engineering Promptbase is a collection of resources, best practices, and example scripts for prompt engineering, specifically for GPT-4\. The article discusses the Medprompt methodology and its three distinct strategies, dynamic few-shot examples, self-generated chain of thought, and majority vote ensembling. It also introduces Medprompt+ and how it extends the power of prompting. The article provides instructions on how to run the scripts and includes links to relevant datasets and additional resources. 14 25. 25 [](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-and-google-confirm-governments-spy-on-users-through-push-notifications-czdvmahsm "Apple and Google confirm governments spy on users through push notifications") Article Hacker News · 3y Apple and Google confirm governments spy on users through push notifications Government agencies have been spying on smartphone users through push notifications sent out by apps, according to a US senator. The senator has asked the Department of Justice to allow Apple and Google to disclose government demands for push notification data. 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