24:I[50237,["/_next/static/chunks/0db4v-xi1q-jq.js","/_next/static/chunks/02-tqo9.1..63.js","/_next/static/chunks/0d3shmwh5_nmn.js","/_next/static/chunks/12wcqrolhhiqu.js"],"Posts"] 25:T53f,Greetings,

This is a link to our learning guide to make your own MCP server in C/C++ (with no other dependencies). If you wanted to make one from scratch but needed some insight into dealing with MCP messages: the I/O flow, JSON parsing, and request dispatch, grab the teaching version tagged mcp/teaching/v1.0.0 in the repository. The JSON parsing in C would have been a hurdle, but then there's this amusing story:

Eric: "Let's create a helloWorld MCP server in C." Gemini: "That will be somewhat difficult, there are easier ways." Eric: "Why is it difficult??" (the second '?' was a bit of my ego). Gemini: "Well, you'll need to parse JSON, handle raw I/O, and return strict JSON-RPC back to the client." Eric: "One moment....", attaching a decade-old JSON parser engine file JSONParser.h Amusingly, the AI read the code and completely shifted its tone... Gemini: "Oh, well then it's not so difficult."

The head revision plus the aspect guide gets you a self-diagnosing, asynchronous, enterprise-ready baseline to be able to concentrate on what you really want your own MCP Server to do. I would begin with the repository README.md though, because it's actually as easy to use as it describes.

Cheers,

... Eric26:T40f,Hello everyone!

This is a project I started working on in last October as I preferred to have the classic iTunes for my music stuff, but found out that the older versions are becoming increasingly difficult to run, and the regular Apple Music simply did not have that feel to it. Hence why I made this project. Currently it has:

- Working Cover Flow - MiniPlayer - Playlists (with smart m3u support) - iTunes Store integration - Lyrics support (with lrclib or metadata) - iPod Syncing (1st-2nd gen Shuffles) - Discord Rich Presence (with MusicPresence) - Classic iTunes 7–10 aesthetics

I plan to continue developing it until it reaches a level of functionality similar to iTunes 8 (this includes full iPod syncing). If you have any feedback, I would really appreciate it.

GitHub: https://github.com/happysmaran/ClassicTunes

(Also, this is my first HackerNews post. If I messed up something, please do let me know!)

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