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Show HN: Reaktiv – I built Excel-like reactive programming for Python

https://bui.app/when-frontend-reactivity-meets-backend-python-the-story-of-my-first-1-000-download-library/
2•buibuibui•10mo ago
Hi HN! I created Reaktiv, a Python library bringing reactive programming to the backend world that recently hit 1,000+ monthly downloads.

I'm actively promoting it because I believe signal-based reactivity (a concept that spread rapidly in frontend development) has huge untapped potential in Python. My breakthrough came when I stopped describing it as "Angular signals for Python" and started calling it "Excel-like computation graphs" - suddenly Python developers understood the value.

The library automatically tracks dependencies between computations, only recalculating values when dependencies change. This eliminates manual dependency tracking, prevents synchronization bugs, and reduces cognitive load when managing complex state.

Interestingly, I've noticed some initial interest from data scientists, though I'm still exploring what specific problems it might solve for them. I also believe the Home Assistant/IoT communities could benefit greatly from this approach.

Would love your thoughts on bringing frontend patterns to backend development!

SeL4 – a formally verified, capability-based microkernel

https://sel4.systems/
1•wh313•3m ago•0 comments

Businesses scramble to get noticed by AI search

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70n2rjgxeyo
1•1659447091•6m ago•0 comments

Spilling the Neural Tea: A Journey Down the Side-Channel

https://www.sigarch.org/spilling-the-neural-tea-a-journey-down-the-side-channel/
2•jruohonen•9m ago•0 comments

What's your video agency tool stack?

https://timeliner.io
1•joeyparker•15m ago•1 comments

Non-Normal Distributions in the Real World

https://qualityamerica.com/LSS-Knowledge-Center/statisticalinference/non_normal_distributions_in_...
1•Tomte•18m ago•0 comments

Federated Wiki

http://fed.wiki.org/view/welcome-visitors/view/about-federated-wiki
1•RebelPotato•20m ago•0 comments

Three hundred synths, 3 hardware projects, and one app

https://midi.guide/blog/three-hunded-synths-one-app/
1•ductionist•20m ago•0 comments

New Rule on Web and Mobile Accessibility for State and Local Governments (2024)

https://www.ada.gov/resources/2024-03-08-web-rule/
2•divbzero•21m ago•0 comments

Matrix-matrix multiplication, from less conventional points of view

https://okmij.org/ftp/Algorithms/matmul.html
1•nbaksalyar•21m ago•0 comments

CLI tool to generate the maximum possible LOC and commits in minimum time

https://github.com/jshchnz/codemaxxed
1•SheinhardtWigCo•22m ago•0 comments

CarriFit – Free AI Calorie Counter

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.carrifit.app&hl=en_US
1•mytesting•30m ago•0 comments

Addyosmani/agent-skills: Prod-grade skills for AI coding agents

https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills
2•msolujic•30m ago•0 comments

People Love to Work Hard

https://www.anildash.com/2026/04/06/people-love-to-work-hard/
2•zdw•34m ago•0 comments

Chinese pigs fed new menu as Beijing weans farmers off US soy

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese-pigs-fed-new-menu-beijing-weans-farmers-off-us-soy-20...
1•petethomas•41m ago•0 comments

AI Agent Traps

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6372438
2•_____k•42m ago•0 comments

Skunk: a Rust based language that compiles to Go

2•stickynotememo•48m ago•1 comments

Anthropic revenue growth: $11 billion since start of March

1•aurareturn•48m ago•0 comments

Decrypting a DPRK macOS infostealer: 571 values via CPU emulation

https://github.com/Darksp33d/hyperhives-macos-infostealer-analysis
1•darksp33d•1h ago•0 comments

ClearSpec – Turn vague goals into specs that AI agents can execute

https://www.clearspec.dev/
1•mikopiko•1h ago•0 comments

Global human population has surpassed Earth's sustainable carrying capacity

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ae51aa
1•littlexsparkee•1h ago•0 comments

Are We Augmented by AI Yet?

https://unskilled.blog/posts/are-we-augmented-by-ai-yet/
1•meysamazad•1h ago•0 comments

Asia's EVolution: How the Toyota Prius Comes to Die in Mongolia [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyEVDmoh5lo
1•WorldPeas•1h ago•1 comments

Show HN: A Framework for Evaluating Coding Agents on Sequential SWE

https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.03035
1•tdchaitanya•1h ago•0 comments

Mark Zuckerberg's turbulent bet on AI

https://www.ft.com/content/cd3c6867-2f73-417d-a299-fb91a57bfe08
3•bram98•1h ago•0 comments

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google unite to combat model copying in China

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/openai-anthropic-google-unite-combat-model-...
3•doppp•1h ago•0 comments

Google AI Edge Eloquent (iOS)

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-ai-edge-eloquent/id6756505519
2•ukuina•1h ago•1 comments

Happiness is a maintenance problem, not a discovery problem

https://gist.github.com/emeitch/390360452a9f5e37fa39ff91c836edbd
1•emeitch•1h ago•0 comments

Sync Chrome Tabs Across Multiple Computers

https://www.rabbitpair.com/en/blog/chrome-tab-sync-across-devices-guide
1•xiguali•1h ago•0 comments

Gestify – Gesture Controls for Every Web Video

https://www.rabbitpair.com/en/blog/gestify-mobile-fullscreen-video-guide
1•xiguali•1h ago•0 comments

Old wisdom from StackOverflow (2021): Code quality is a competitive advantage

https://stackoverflow.blog/2021/10/18/code-quality-a-concern-for-businesses-bottom-lines-and-empa...
4•perpetua•1h ago•3 comments