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Hey Guys, I created GithubReader.org (open-source, non-profit, most of the code is written by ChatGPT). My motivation: I wanted an easy way to keep a list of repositories I want to learn from and access them quickly. So, I built a search page where I can find repositories by name, like Google. Also, I wanted a nicer way to read Markdown files on my laptop without the GitHub UI, like reading a book. So, I made a custom UI with a back button that takes you to the previous state without jumping pages. The markdown links are sharable, e.g.…
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2014 · gitprint.com
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2020 · github.com
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2017 · gitorials.com
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Since everyone seems to be making a github application, I thought I'd share mine. It's an aggregated view of all of a given person's github projects, as well as easyish lookups for linkedin/stackoverflow/hackernews. It attempts to determine both productivity (how much code did this person write?) as well as impact (did anyone care?) I'd love any feedback, but go easy on the number of simultaneous searches as I'm trying to play nice by github's api limits. check it -- http://www.gitalytics.com
2011
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https://github.com/chrissound/GitChapter Hello! This is a project I've written on the side for the past year or two. Thought it may be time to perhaps share the project! Essentially I got tired of writing programming blog posts, that were error prone and tedious to copy / past commands. I also got tired of trying to learn from programming posts written by others, and having to setup all the necessary files from scratch. GitChapter (as a user/reader) ultimately allows you to checkout a programming tutorial/blog post directly at a specific "chapter", and…
2019
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I have finally convinced my son to take a step forward to publish something in public domain. As he is learning Python these days, he made a scraper to download Cambridge past papers (GCSE / IGCSE). If you like it, encourage the kid by pressing the Star button :) https://github.com/UsamaKashif/CambridgePastPapersDownloader
2019
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2020 · github.com
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2015 · github.com
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After years of struggling with onboarding to new projects, I got tired of spending weeks just trying to grasp the basics of a codebase. The README rarely tells the whole story, and "just read the code" isn't practical for large repos. I built RepoIQ to create personalized learning paths through any GitHub repository. It analyzes the codebase structure, identifies key components, and creates a step-by-step guide tailored to your learning needs.
2025 · repoiq.be
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Hi HN, Over past few months, some of us had been collecting links to learning resources (courses, interactive explorables, books, podcasts, apps, forums, livestreams etc) in a GitHub repository of markdown files. Since we also wanted to have features like advanced search ("Show me podcasts on machine learning which are entertaining and less than 40 minutes long"), we felt the need for an app. Give it a try: https://learnawesome.org You can think of LearnAwesome.org as a GoodReads-equivalent tool generalized to links to ALL media (not just books). Some features you might like: -…
2019
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Just wanted to clone a repo from my gh account and visualize it. Pretty easy with gitact. You can check any gh account. It’s called { gitact } quickly navigate through a user’s repos instantly grab the right git clone URL Feedback, stars and PRs are welcome
2025 · github.com
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2018 · github.com
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2015 · git.rocks
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2017 · kostasbariotis.com
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I kept failing at building in public for the same reason every time: not fear of judgment, just the blank page after a long day of shipping. Something always happened. But converting "refactored auth flow" or "fixed that edge case that's been annoying me for a week" into something worth posting felt like a second job on top of the actual job. So I'd skip it. Then skip it again. Then stop entirely. The approach: connect your GitHub, it pulls recent commits and repo activity, and generates draft posts for multiple platforms in your tone — raw founder voice, not content creator polish. The idea…
Mar 2026 · smashlanding.xyz
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I've created uithub, a tool that allows developers to easily get LLM context for their coding questions and perform AI repo analysis at scale. Here's what it does: - Get Context: Simply change the 'g' in github.com to 'u' to access AI-powered insights on any GitHub repo. - Flexible Querying: Fetch entire repos, specific branches/subfolders, or filter by file type and size. - API for Developers: Power the next generation of development tools with our API. Key features: - Customizable token limits - File type filtering - Multiple response formats - Size-based file exclusion I built this…
2024 · uithub.com
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A chrome extension which enables bookmarking feature for github. Bookmark your favorite repositories and organize them with custom tags. Download extension : https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/voblet/jgnennkfpah... Website: https://voblet.com/github Why ? In Github star is the only way to save a repository and you cannot organize with custom folders or tags. With voblet you can organize repositories with custom tags. For example, When you find an interesting repository which you want to use for your next side project you can bookmark with…
2017
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I finally got fed up with making work + personal Git repos work on my machine. Ever clone a work repository and accidentally make commits using your personal email? Or forget how to make your work repos use your work SSH key? Yeah... same. So I built the tool I've always wanted. GitPersona - a CLI tool for managing many git profiles on a single machine. Shoutout to my boy Codex for helping me finally ship this.
Mar 2026 · github.com
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Prepend any Github PR URL with `makesense` to get a - quick review for all sorts of issues (cleanly designed issue explorer) - summary of changes in concise slide deck to grasp the essence of changes - a 5 question quiz on the changes to make sure there's "cognitive coverage" of the change There's also a handy bookmarklet using which you can trigger a review for any publicly accessible Github PR Feedback welcome
Jul 2026 · makesensegithub.com
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