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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!

Claude Peptides – slash commands to cut Claude Code token usage by 73%

1•alchaka•43s ago•0 comments

Leaving Middle East Till Things Cool

https://rozumem.xyz/posts/13
1•rozumem•1m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Artemis II Moon Mission Simulator in the Browser

https://artemis.radish.build
1•adekdev•20m ago•0 comments

The Unbearable Automaticity of Being [pdf]

https://acmelab.yale.edu/sites/default/files/1999_the_unbearable_automaticity_of_being.pdf
1•paraschopra•24m ago•0 comments

Software Engineering: Reflections on Process and Prioritisation

https://html.substack.com/p/reflections-on-process-and-prioritisation
1•database-shard•31m ago•0 comments

They All Fall Down

https://megam226.substack.com/p/they-all-fall-down
1•megam226•31m ago•0 comments

AGI won't automate most jobs–because they're not worth the trouble

https://fortune.com/2026/04/04/ai-jobs-future-not-important-enough-to-be-automated-yale/
2•Sandman•36m ago•0 comments

An AI bot invited me to its party in Manchester. It was a pretty good night

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/05/ai-bot-party-manchester-gaskell
2•mellosouls•41m ago•0 comments

Unpaved: Audit toolkit for AI developer tool bias in Global South contexts

https://github.com/moswek/unpaved
1•moswek•49m ago•1 comments

Good APIs Age Slowly

https://yusufaytas.com/good-apis-age-slowly/
2•birdculture•49m ago•0 comments

U.S. Rescues Officer from Downed Fighter Jet in Iran

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/05/world/iran-war-trump-news
7•ranit•55m ago•2 comments

Qwen 3.6 Free

https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3.6-plus:free
3•Flere-Imsaho•55m ago•0 comments

Built brewmind.coffee because I kept wasting good coffee beans

2•BrewMind•1h ago•1 comments

H.264 licenses: Prices increase up to 45 times

https://www.heise.de/en/news/H-264-licenses-Prices-increase-up-to-45-times-11245915.html
2•doener•1h ago•0 comments

Aiper IrriSense 2 Smart Irrigation System Review: Clever yet Uneven

https://www.wired.com/review/aiper-irrisense-2-smart-irrigation-system/
1•joozio•1h ago•0 comments

What Teens Are Doing with Role-Playing Chatbots

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/technology/ai-chatbots-teen-roleplay.html
5•ytpete•1h ago•1 comments

I Give Up on Neovim

https://bittich.be/posts/give-up-on-neovim/
3•nbittich•1h ago•1 comments

Wander Console 0.4.0

https://susam.net/code/news/wander/0.4.0.html
1•susam•1h ago•0 comments

FBI labels suspected China hack of law enforcement data 'a major cyber incident'

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fbi-labels-suspected-china-hack-law-enforcement-data-major-c...
2•NewCzech•1h ago•0 comments

Dynamics of (Not) Being Perceived: Grief and Relief After Leaving Social Media

https://networkcultures.org/thedigitalgutmensch/2026/04/02/dynamics-of-not-being-perceived-the-gr...
3•glovink•1h ago•0 comments

I built a local-first web-app that changes the way you think

https://cognir.netlify.app/
2•Sahil-Das•1h ago•0 comments

Lisette a little language inspired by Rust that compiles to Go

https://lisette.run/
8•jspdown•1h ago•2 comments

UK food halls buck downbeat hospitality trend: 'In this impossible climate'

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/04/uk-food-halls-buck-downbeat-hospitality-trend
2•zeristor•1h ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Is AI-generated output copyrightable? Should it be?

3•robalni•1h ago•4 comments

Hi, I'm Brazilian and I'm thinking about moving to SF

1•leddo•1h ago•0 comments

Spain has the biggest concentration of greenhouses

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/29/europe-vegetable-garden-greenhouses-andalusia...
3•simonebrunozzi•1h ago•0 comments

Show HN: Bb – Windows API viewer for hackers, in the browser

https://cristeigabriela.github.io/bb-viewer/index.html
2•gabriela_c•1h ago•0 comments

The Visible Key – A New Way to Verify

https://aperceptualdrifter.substack.com/p/the-visible-key
1•braid_beards•1h ago•0 comments

World Models (Part 1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTQL2xWmxrE
2•frag•1h ago•0 comments

GabeN Is Shitting Yacht Money into Flatpak and You're Still Arguing Init Systems

https://s3kshun8.games/blog/flatpak-won/
40•S3kshun8•1h ago•42 comments