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HibiscusConsulting /

nectar-lang

Nectar: A programming language that compiles to WebAssembly

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20#253
mame /

quine-relay

An uroboros program with 100 programming languages

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20#254
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kratex-security /

kratex

Runtime and install-time enforcement for NPM dependencies`

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20#255
JustinNarracott /

ShadowGlass

ShadowGlass, find shadow AI in firewall logs on-device

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20#256
HeyPuter /

firefox-wasm

Firefox-WASM: Firefox in WebAssembly

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20#257
vercel-labs /

native

Vercel launching Native SDK – toolkit for building native desktop applications

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20#258
tailscale /

thundersnap

Thundersnap v0.01: an undo button for everything

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20#259
pasteurlabs /

tesseract-core

Tesseract Core: Universal components for differentiable scientific computing

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20#260
zoir-dev /

vortex

Vortex – a Bluetooth-first alternative to KDE Connect

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20#261
polyml /

polyml

Poly/ML – A Standard ML Implementation

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20#263
cwida /

ALP

ALP: Adaptive lossless floating-point compression

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20#264
kanaka /

mal

Mal – Make a Lisp, implemented in 89 Languages

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20#265
tonyanglesey /

llama-apps

Self-Hosted Supabase Studio and Vercel Alternatives on One 2GB VPS

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20#266
harshal2030 /

Grizzly

A proper open-source modern zip viewer for macOS with quick look support

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20#267
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MTBBK /

OSMAN

Static Site Generator

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20#268
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stefanopineda /

quintile

Quintile – keyboard N×M grid tiling for macOS

Developer toolsLicense unchecked
20#269
Ardrey-Kell-Computer-Science-Club /

teenblogcs

Open Source Repo

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20#270

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