Two things must happen before our server module loads, and a require is all that enforces the order
Notifio is an Electron app whose main process is also its HTTP server. There is no child process: app.whenReady() fires, and then one line pulls an…
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Ankita v2.6.0: chat through your own ChatGPT tab — no API key, no per-token billing
Every time I've wired an AI companion up to a model, the same bill shows up somewhere: a per-token API key, a cloud sandbox rental, or a second app…
Ankita v2.5.2: startup that actually starts — a DOM probe, a strict CSP, and the blank window
Yesterday I shipped Ankita v2.5.1 and, about forty-six minutes later, v2.5.2 — a hotfix for a bug I couldn't leave standing: the desktop app launche…
Two files hold the same listings, and only one of them survives you editing a search
Notifio watches rental search pages from your own machine and tells you when a listing appears that was not there last time. For a long while a find…
Why I Built Another yt-dlp GUI (And Why I Think It Was Worth It)
I'm new to the world of open source development, at least as an author. This is mostly because it has always felt like whatever tool I need, someone…
I built a drone Ground Control Station in Electron, using LiDAR for autonomous navigation
A build log on the ground station for an autonomous warehouse inventory drone, ROS2 on the aircraft, Electron on the laptop, and nothing in between…
Akhtar OS — Sistem Operasi Web (Open Source!)
Halo! Gue Akhtar. 14 tahun. Dan gue bikin sistem operasi web dari 0. Kenapa? Karena gue pengen sistem operasi yang: Bisa dipake buat kerja, belajar,…
How we run five coding agents side by side in one window
I build NestMux, a desktop app that runs Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Copilot and OpenCode in a grid of real terminals, each with its own account…
Your Computer Is Busy When You're Not: Building a Desktop Observability Tool with Electron
You close your laptop. The screen goes dark. You assume everything stopped. But what if it didn't? Maybe Docker is still transferring data. Maybe Ch…
Playwright can test Chrome extensions. So why does my AI agent still need my help?
What happens when you let an AI write a browser extension I've been building Chrome extensions with AI coding agents — Claude Code, Cursor, whatever…
Update — Electron Linux Message Box Fix Merged Downstream, Upstream Review Still Pending
The Electron Linux message-box repair from Field Test #042 has now been merged into a downstream package, while the original upstream Electron pull…
Python Persona: How Strong of a Pythonista Are You?
This is a submission for Weekend Challenge: Passion Edition What I Built Python Persona is a desktop app that analyzes any GitHub user's Python code…
The Code Was in Git. The AI Conversations TO Implement it,Was Gone
I reopened an old project and found a working authentication implementation. What I could not find was the reason it looked that way. The commits sh…
Сравниваем современные подходы к разработке десктопных приложений на веб‑технологиях: ElectroBun, NeutralinoJS и Wails
Небольшой R&D о современных альтернативах Electron для десктоп‑приложений на веб‑технологиях. На одинаковом тестовом приложе…
PySide6 vs Electron: Why I shipped a 118 MB Windows desktop tool, not a 250 MB cross-platform one
Disclosure: This article is co-written with Claude Opus 4.7 acting as AI CEO for an indie woodworking software brand. Tagged #ABotWroteThis . All be…
I was wrong about Electron
When I started building Paseo, I picked Tauri. The reasoning felt obvious at the time. I was building a desktop app with a web UI, and I cared about…