Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Please hack my C webserver (it's a collaborative whiteboard)
Source code: https://github.com/cedric-h/cketchbook
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Hey HN, I wanted to get more familiar with C programming, *nix socket programming and C compilation, so I wrote this "web" ""server"". It's running on a tiny SBC in my office, and there's as little as possible between you and it. Happy for you to try and break it, hopefully with something more interesting than a DoS though :) Please let me know if you find any issues.
2025 · unsafehttp.benren.au · its alternatives →
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2011 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A little web server written in C for Linux. Supports: CGI, Reverse Proxy. Single threaded using I/O multiplexing (select).
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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a lightweight web framework in c. Contribute to ashtonjamesd/lavandula development by creating an account on GitHub.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I made a simple virtual machine that runs C in the browser.This project is made as an experiment to see if C can be learned easier if the lower level is covered in paralel. Sandbox: https://vasyop.github.io/miniC-hosting Tutorial part 1: https://vasyop.github.io/miniC-hosting/?0 More info: https://github.com/vasyop/miniC-hosting/blob/master/README.md Please support this project: https://github.com/vasyop/miniC-hosting/blob/master/support.md
2019 · its alternatives →
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Custom web server for my blog. Contribute to cozis/BlogTech development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A little help for programmers, who wants to run C/C++ code in the browser. (This is my second attempt to show it, first time I got banned bcoz of my personal page domain, I don't really understand it why is is suspicious.)
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi all! I'm going into my freshman year, and figured that the best way to prepare for the intro to programming Racket course would be to implement my own garbage-collected, dynamically typed, functional programming language in C ;) Anyways... here's the repo: https://github.com/liam-ilan/crumb I started learning C over the summer, so I still have a whole lot to learn... Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! :D
2023 · its alternatives →
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2018 · picheta.me · its alternatives →
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2015 · home.ronsor.gq · its alternatives →
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I built a lightweight GIF decoder in pure C, ideal for embedded or performance-critical environments. It’s header-only, zero dynamic memory allocations, and fully platform-independent. Supports both static and animated GIFs, with turbo and safe decoding modes. Works great on microcontrollers, IoT devices, and anything with a framebuffer. Would love feedback or ideas where this could be useful. Github: https://github.com/Ferki-git-creator/TurboStitchGIF-HeaderOn...
2025 · its alternatives →
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ssh 85.27.249.130 -p 2222 username / password does not matter Enjoy asci[l]icious lava lamp action right in your console. Quickly hacked together in node, using a fifo file, hasciicam and the ssh2 library, running in docker for "security" :)
2020 · its alternatives →
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If you want to write web apps in C with mainly server side html, this might be the project for you! I've been using/developing it for a project to sell photos/videos at surf camps. test site: https://beta.fluffyspork.com Highlights: * builds to a single AppImage for deployment * all code included that's not a standard linux library * mostly don't have to write html, generated with code There are many things in the currently private project that aren't yet moved to fu due to time.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I am super excited to open-source the code executor behind logicboard.com - an in-browser collaborative code editor. The backend is written in Elixir+Phoenix and implements a WebSocket API to execute code in docker containers. Next steps include making this more secure, I am considering Google's gVisor to implement better isolation between containers and the host kernel.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I made a lightweight, header-only GIF decoder in C, inspired by stb-style libraries. No dynamic allocation, portable, and optimized for embedded devices. GitHub: https://github.com/Ferki-git-creator/TurboStitchGIF-HeaderOn... Would love feedback or suggestions.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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This is my hobby C compiler project. Decided to publish the code today, as it finally compiled itself. The readme on the linked GitHub page has a bit of information on how it works. I wrote the thing for fun, but if anyone gets a better understanding of the dark corners of C because of it, I am happy.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hello everyone, A couple of months ago I was introduced to Excalidraw and fell in love with it instantly. The only thing I didn't like was that I couldn't easily save my whiteboards and had to put everything in one whiteboard which started to lag my PC after a while. So I made ExcaliHub. It's exactly as it sounds: a hub for Excalidraw. It's free, open source, and I aim to keep it that way. Thanks in advance for any feedback!
2024 · excalihub.dev · its alternatives →
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A Portable C ➤ WASM CDN
2017 · turbo.github.io · its alternatives →
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C Systems Lab is a free interactive web course that walks through 10 modules of systems programming in C: compilation, pointers, dynamic memory, structs, the preprocessor, file I/O, processes and signals, sockets, concurrency, and a tour below C. The free course itself is the link. Get the free sample of the PDF by adding "/demo" to the link. Since I don't necessarily like the paywall aspect of it, you may ask me for the complete edition by reaching out via email. Happy to answer questions about the content or the curriculum design.
May 2026 · csystemslab.com · its alternatives →
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