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SectorC: A C Compiler in 512 bytes

https://xorvoid.com/sectorc.html
1•valyala•1m ago•0 comments

The API Is a Dead End; Machines Need a Labor Economy

1•bot_uid_life•2m ago•0 comments

Digital Iris [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg_2MAgS_pE
1•Jyaif•3m ago•0 comments

New wave of GLP-1 drugs is coming–and they're stronger than Wegovy and Zepbound

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-glp-1-weight-loss-drugs-are-coming-and-theyre-stro...
3•randycupertino•4m ago•0 comments

Convert tempo (BPM) to millisecond durations for musical note subdivisions

https://brylie.music/apps/bpm-calculator/
1•brylie•6m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Tasty A.F.

https://tastyaf.recipes/about
1•adammfrank•7m ago•0 comments

The Contagious Taste of Cancer

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/history-matters/contagious-taste-cancer
1•Thevet•9m ago•0 comments

U.S. Jobs Disappear at Fastest January Pace Since Great Recession

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikestunson/2026/02/05/us-jobs-disappear-at-fastest-january-pace-sin...
1•alephnerd•9m ago•0 comments

Bithumb mistakenly hands out $195M in Bitcoin to users in 'Random Box' giveaway

https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2026-02-07/business/finance/Crypto-exchange-Bithumb-mis...
1•giuliomagnifico•9m ago•0 comments

Beyond Agentic Coding

https://haskellforall.com/2026/02/beyond-agentic-coding
3•todsacerdoti•10m ago•0 comments

OpenClaw ClawHub Broken Windows Theory – If basic sorting isn't working what is?

https://www.loom.com/embed/e26a750c0c754312b032e2290630853d
1•kaicianflone•12m ago•0 comments

OpenBSD Copyright Policy

https://www.openbsd.org/policy.html
1•Panino•13m ago•0 comments

OpenClaw Creator: Why 80% of Apps Will Disappear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uzGDAoNOZc
2•schwentkerr•17m ago•0 comments

What Happens When Technical Debt Vanishes?

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11316905
2•blenderob•18m ago•0 comments

AI Is Finally Eating Software's Total Market: Here's What's Next

https://vinvashishta.substack.com/p/ai-is-finally-eating-softwares-total
3•gmays•19m ago•0 comments

Computer Science from the Bottom Up

https://www.bottomupcs.com/
2•gurjeet•19m ago•0 comments

Show HN: A toy compiler I built in high school (runs in browser)

https://vire-lang.web.app
1•xeouz•21m ago•1 comments

You don't need Mac mini to run OpenClaw

https://runclaw.sh
1•rutagandasalim•22m ago•0 comments

Learning to Reason in 13 Parameters

https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.04118
2•nicholascarolan•24m ago•0 comments

Convergent Discovery of Critical Phenomena Mathematics Across Disciplines

https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.22389
1•energyscholar•24m ago•1 comments

Ask HN: Will GPU and RAM prices ever go down?

1•alentred•24m ago•1 comments

From hunger to luxury: The story behind the most expensive rice (2025)

https://www.cnn.com/travel/japan-expensive-rice-kinmemai-premium-intl-hnk-dst
2•mooreds•25m ago•0 comments

Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/revealed-how-substack-makes-money-from-hosting-nazi...
5•mindracer•26m ago•0 comments

A New Crypto Winter Is Here and Even the Biggest Bulls Aren't Certain Why

https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/a-new-crypto-winter-is-here-and-even-the-biggest-bulls-are...
1•thm•26m ago•0 comments

Moltbook was peak AI theater

https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/06/1132448/moltbook-was-peak-ai-theater/
2•Brajeshwar•27m ago•0 comments

Why Claude Cowork is a math problem Indian IT can't solve

https://restofworld.org/2026/indian-it-ai-stock-crash-claude-cowork/
3•Brajeshwar•27m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Built an space travel calculator with vanilla JavaScript v2

https://www.cosmicodometer.space/
2•captainnemo729•27m ago•0 comments

Why a 175-Year-Old Glassmaker Is Suddenly an AI Superstar

https://www.wsj.com/tech/corning-fiber-optics-ai-e045ba3b
1•Brajeshwar•27m ago•0 comments

Micro-Front Ends in 2026: Architecture Win or Enterprise Tax?

https://iocombats.com/blogs/micro-frontends-in-2026
2•ghazikhan205•30m ago•1 comments

These White-Collar Workers Actually Made the Switch to a Trade

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/white-collar-mid-career-trades-caca4b5f
1•impish9208•30m ago•1 comments
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Show HN: I built an app that auto-shares your referral codes for passive rewards

https://www.refer-app.com/
2•DevDad_io•9mo ago
Hi HN,

I built REFER, a tool that helps people automatically share their referral codes where others are searching for them. It’s not a marketplace or a link tree—users just enter the codes they already have (for apps like Webull, Rakuten, Robinhood, etc.), and REFER distributes them for discoverability. The goal is to make it easier for people to earn from referral programs without constantly promoting links themselves.

Why I built it: I noticed a lot of folks—including creators and casual users—have valuable referral codes sitting unused. Most people either don’t know where to post them, or they end up buried in social media bios or YouTube descriptions. I wanted to make something that quietly works in the background to surface these codes without requiring extra effort or marketing.

I designed and built REFER solo. It uses Next.js, TypeScript, Prisma, MongoDB, Stripe (for optional paid tiers), and Auth0 for authentication. All code is deployed on Vercel.

What's different: All codes are continuously re-shared over time, not just the newest or most active—everyone gets a fair chance at visibility.

It’s focused purely on automation and visibility—set it once and forget it.

There’s a free tier, and you can try it here: https://www.refer-app.com/. You do need to sign up to add codes, but I’d be happy to set up a demo or provide a walkthrough if there’s interest.

Happy to answer questions, share more technical details, or hear feedback (especially the critical kind).

Thanks!

Comments

bix6•9mo ago
This is awesome!

I would not pay monthly to share my referral codes as I have no guarantee of payback, especially if you get flooded with codes. What about only charging when someone’s code gets used?

DevDad_io•9mo ago
Thanks so much!

I totally get that concern. I went with a subscription model mainly for two reasons:

- To prevent bots or spammers from flooding the system with junk codes.

- To encourage users to only add active, redeemable codes—if a code hits its redemption limit, I assume users will stop paying or remove it, which helps keep the pool clean.

I’m also working on adding "Profile Pages", where users can list all their referral codes for free and share a direct link with others. The subscription only limits how many of those codes go into the randomized pool (currently 5). So even if someone isn’t paying, they can still use REFER to organize and share all their codes in one place.

Charging per redemption is tricky because I don’t have insight into when or if a code is used—most platforms don’t expose that data. But if, say, your Ally code gets you a $50 bonus once, the $1/month fee pays for itself pretty quickly.

I also don’t want to run ads, so this helps cover basic costs. Totally open to better ideas, though—really appreciate your feedback.

bix6•9mo ago
All valid and makes sense! I like your thought with the profile page.

Could also be fun to build it into a browser extension? Someone’s on a signup page and it pops up a referral code in case they’ve forgotten?