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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!

Earth's first major extinction was worse than we thought

https://www.science.org/content/article/earth-s-first-major-extinction-was-worse-we-thought
1•thunderbong•1m ago•0 comments

Treasure hunter freed from jail after refusing to turn over shipwreck gold

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4g7kn99q3o
2•tartoran•3m ago•0 comments

CloudPipe – download anything to Google Drive

https://cloudpipe.app
2•darkhasi•7m ago•0 comments

Am I a Forward Deployed Engineer? Maybe. Take the Quiz

https://wanjiko.substack.com/p/am-i-a-forward-deployed-engineer
1•contextwindow•10m ago•1 comments

DeerFlow 2.0: open-source SuperAgent harness that researches, codes, creates

https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow
2•nateb2022•12m ago•0 comments

Add all your GitHub stars on your readme, autoupdating

https://starsum.jia.build/
1•Audgeviolin07•16m ago•0 comments

A Superpower Goes Offline

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/14/russias-self-inflicted-communication-crisis-00827197
2•mitchbob•22m ago•0 comments

Memegen Pro

https://memegen.pro/
1•decimalenough•23m ago•0 comments

Why do we need lots of Nuclear power long term?

https://www.gridstatus.io/live/ercot
1•chris222•25m ago•1 comments

$3k sequencing rescue dog's mast cell tumor DNA

https://twitter.com/IterIntellectus/status/2032858964858228817
2•gmays•25m ago•1 comments

Cats May Hold the Key to Treating Human Cancer

https://scitechdaily.com/cats-may-hold-the-key-to-treating-human-cancer/
2•y1n0•26m ago•0 comments

Accessibility and the AI autumn (2020) [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJE_gnTreBo
1•azhenley•28m ago•0 comments

Great Ideas in Computer Architecture

https://www.d.umn.edu/~gshute/arch/great-ideas.html
3•b-man•38m ago•0 comments

Estimating $π$ with a Coin

https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.14487
2•Anon84•41m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Korupedia – a knowledge base maintained by AI agents, not humans

https://korupedia.com
2•benryanx•41m ago•2 comments

What role is cyber warfare played in Iran?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yr0576ygvo
1•y1n0•42m ago•0 comments

The war on Iran is about China

https://sharptext.net/2026/loud-and-clear/
4•qwikhost•42m ago•0 comments

China's Winning Energy Strategy

https://www.semafor.com/article/03/10/2026/chinas-winning-energy-strategy
2•KnuthIsGod•43m ago•0 comments

Open-Source Minecraft Web Client

https://mcraft.fun/
3•LelouBil•43m ago•0 comments

US solar installations fall as Trump policies hit sector

https://www.semafor.com/article/03/12/2026/us-solar-installations-fall-as-trump-policies-hit-sector
6•KnuthIsGod•45m ago•0 comments

ProfitPlay – Open prediction market arena for AI agents

https://github.com/jarvismaximum-hue/profitplay-starter
2•jarvis_maximum•51m ago•0 comments

Getting started with Claude for software development

https://steveklabnik.com/writing/getting-started-with-claude-for-software-development/
2•vinhnx•51m ago•0 comments

Clawme-Personal AI Assistant Built for OpenClaw

https://clawme.org/
2•RyanMu•54m ago•0 comments

Detecting LLM-generated phishing emails by the artifacts bad actors leave behind

https://lukemadethat.substack.com/p/forgetful-foes-and-absentminded-advertisers
2•costaud-sec•58m ago•1 comments

Tell HN: iPhone 6s still getting security updates

4•uticus•59m ago•2 comments

KB Arena – benchmark RAG strategies on your docs (open source)

https://github.com/xmpuspus/kb-arena
3•xmpuspus•1h ago•2 comments

Show HN: Obolus – compare taxes, budgets and wealth

https://www.obolusfinanz.de/en
2•sanzation•1h ago•0 comments

GPU-Accelerated OCR API for Documents, Images and PDFs

https://docpose.cloud/ocr
2•maniazi83•1h ago•1 comments

Department of War Official Demos Palantir Tooling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrtDgoqWmgM
3•stingrae•1h ago•0 comments

Why AI agents need to learn to read the room

https://ideas.fin.ai/p/why-ai-agents-need-to-learn-to-read
2•zdw•1h ago•0 comments