hofstadter-io/hof
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A developer experience centered on CUE. Unifies schemas, data models, deterministic and agentic code generation, workflow and task engine, dagger powered environments, coding assistant, and vscode extension; woven together on the CUE lattice. Squint harder if you can't see the cube :]
118 mentions on Hacker News by 4 people: 3 stories, 115 comments · first 2020-02-25 · latest 2026-10-30
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…not necessarily output or logging, but allows one to create custom dashboards of widgets in a TUI https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof/tree/_dev/lib/tui/modul... There are screenshots on my X profile, @verdverm
comment by verdverm · 2023-09-05 · in Ask HN: Great examples of terminal output or logging -
…surprising small implementation of work pools in the "par" package in the Go source. Extracted here https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof/tree/_dev/lib/gotils/pa...
comment by verdverm · 2023-08-24 · in Limit Goroutines with Buffered Channels -
…| https://pkg.go.dev/cuelang.org/go@v0.6.0/cue | https://cuetorials.com/go-api (learn about CUE) https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof (where we are doing these things)
comment by verdverm · 2023-08-24 · in Jacobin: A more than minimal JVM written in Go -
…their service fleets (dev team). This is a case where we see low-code, as a term, more generally. https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof
comment by verdverm · 2023-08-09 · in Launch HN: Refine (YC S23) – Open-source platform for enterprise web apps -
…https://github.com/ardanlabs/service --- https://docs.hofstadter.io/getting-started/create/ https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof
comment by verdverm · 2023-08-01 · in A new, experimental tool for creating new Go projects from predefined template -
…for schemas, aggregations, and defaults, while also reducing how much we have to write as humans. https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof
comment by verdverm · 2023-07-18 · in How we built a codegen solution for SDKs to create humanlike code -
…keep reliable, and ensure correctness. I've written a tool to go from declarative config to code: https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof We are using LLMs to write the JSON or Yaml part to be the input to hof, which can now interface with…
comment by verdverm · 2023-05-24 · in Show HN: YAML to Django Using ChatGPT -
…machines can be better at some things, they will fail spectacularly in other tasks we find trivial. https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof
comment by verdverm · 2023-05-10 · in Ask HN: What GPT4 frontend do you use? -
declarative code generation https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof because I was tired of having to change 10+ files in a full stack app to add a field to one type, so I brought ideas from devops to application development it's now…
comment by verdverm · 2023-04-28 · in Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself? -
This is something that I think about and try to enable with my project https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof Basically the idea is to bring ideas from declarative infrastructure to application implementation through code generation. The…
comment by verdverm · 2023-04-07 · in Ask HN: Can we create compositional architecture, APIs from embeddings? -
…I am working on for data model evolution, tracking, and transformation generations as part of https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof
comment by verdverm · 2023-03-27 · in Jsonnet – The Data Templating Language -
I build https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof and still prefer our create workflow ( https://docs.hofstadter.io/getting-started/create/ ). Far more flexible than GHT and works from anywhere. It also works as an addon to existing projects.…
comment by verdverm · 2023-03-27 · in Py-template: one-click Python environment v0.2.0 update -
…files, lots of magic if you don't know how it makes decisions, kinda like CSS rules being opaque. https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof
comment by verdverm · 2023-02-03 · in Ask HN: Smallest cross-platform language runtime? -
CUE ( https://cuelang.org | https://cuetorials.com ) Configure, Unify, Execute. I'm building https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof on top of it. I also use it a lot in CI / cloud related things. Tamed the monorepo with CUE too
comment by verdverm · 2023-01-27 · in What Technologies Are You Future Proofing With? -
…standardization where there will never be any, where it is likely impossible This is why I built https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof , so that you can get some standardization and sharing for IDL & code gen, but also provide flexibility…
comment by verdverm · 2022-12-21 · in Ask HN: Which API IDLs would you use? -
…and one of the goals is to explore, capture, and reuse software patterns much more easily https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof ping me in slack if you'd like to give it a shot
comment by verdverm · 2022-08-26 · in Ask HN: How can I “reset” the way I approach building software? -
…since I used PHP and it certainly has come a long way in that time. My own code gen tool is here: https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof (any lang, written in go) This submission has a pretty cool desktop app, but looks to be closed source (…
comment by verdverm · 2022-08-25 · in Why did I create a code generator for Laravel? The story behind Vemto -
…lifecycle. Happy to tell you all about it if you are doing interviews, calls, or the similar. https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof | https://docs.hofstadter.io
comment by verdverm · 2022-08-24 · in Building a back end using only OpenAI Codex -
Have been and will continue to, living code gen and data modeling https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof
comment by verdverm · 2022-08-24 · in Ask HN: Do you have something you continually work on for years? -
I've been thinking about this from a slightly different angle ( https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof ), but I think we are both getting at a higher level of reuse and dependency management. I just don't think we need to limit the idea to…
comment by verdverm · 2022-08-07 · in Ask HN: What's the next big thing that few people are talking about? -
https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof - data modeling & code gen tool, open-source and open-ecosystem. The goal is to code gen the majority (80%) of the mundane code so we only have to work on the interesting parts. You can use any language…
comment by verdverm · 2022-08-06 · in Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool? -
…https://www.ycombinator.com/library/6i-how-to-launch-again-a... I've put my own project out there ( https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof ) and got feedback that I would never have, had I not. I now use the feature more than the user does…
comment by verdverm · 2022-07-26 · in Ask HN: How to find the right tech angel investor for new programming platform? -
https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof CUE, Go, code gen & data modeling Lots of good first issues ready for your contribution Also opportunity to write in any tech / lang to build examples, demos, or community modules
comment by verdverm · 2022-07-16 · in Ask HN: Anyone have any cool Open Source Projects and looking for contributors? -
…long enough to know the common complaints / limits. My project if you are interested: https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof
comment by verdverm · 2022-07-14 · in Ask HN: Creating the best possible career/monetary outcome for a side project -
CUE powered developer tools and learning resources. https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof https://cuetorials.com Live streaming their development has been super fun too https://twitch.tv/dr_verm
comment by verdverm · 2022-02-21 · in Ask HN: What is something exciting you're working on? -
I've been building a tool called hof ( https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof ) that can do this and much more.
comment by verdverm · 2022-02-11 · in Ask HN: Are there AST aware templating programs / snippets? -
…written a tool that generates full-stack code using CUE as the declarative input for your types. ( https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof ) For CI/CD from source to production, see https://dagger.io by the creators of Docker. That is a super…
comment by verdverm · 2021-10-20 · in Cue: A new language for data validation -
…because I needed something better than Yaml for generating code, or declarative application code. ( https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof ). It was similar to when I found Go and replaced a bunch of C++. I gained way more functionality in…
comment by verdverm · 2021-10-19 · in Cue: A new language for data validation -
https://cuelang.org - a (logical) language for config, data, and more. Configure Unify Execute, CUE https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof - flexible code generation, low-code for devs
comment by verdverm · 2021-09-08 · in Ask HN: What open source projects are you working on and why? -
…that talk about Rego: https://github.com/cue-lang/cue/search?q=rego&type=discussio... I wrote https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof to use this concept "at scale", i.e. inputting & outputting multiple files & dirs. The main idea was to…
comment by verdverm · 2021-09-08 · in Show HN: tgen: A template tool a la Helm or Consul Templates -
…generating code across the stack and languages from source of truth data models. Low code for devs. https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof Trying to reduce redundant tasks and simplify changes with minimal effort.
comment by verdverm · 2021-08-29 · in Ask HN: What problem are you close to solving and how can we help? -
Shameless plug, I wrote https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof as a generalized tool for what this does, i.e. generate boilerplate from a DSL. https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hofmod-cli is the same idea for generating Go CLI boilerplate.…
comment by verdverm · 2021-08-25 · in Bashly – Create beautiful bash scripts from simple YAML configuration -
Code generator based on CUE https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof
comment by verdverm · 2021-06-12 · in Ask HN: Tools you have made for yourself? -
…to decide MVS from. No proof on hand though I've implemented a generic (language independent) here https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof/blob/_dev/lib/mod/modde...
comment by verdverm · 2021-05-26 · in Ask HN: Bulk updating of GO module dependencies? -
https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof (low-code for devs) * I created this
comment by verdverm · 2021-04-01 · in Favourite No-Code Apps -
You might like https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof (author)
comment by verdverm · 2021-01-24 · in Escher is a command line tool that lays the foundation for your APP -
you might like https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof as well
comment by verdverm · 2021-01-21 · in Powerful Project generation in any language -
That's awesome, you are now ready for "high code" https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof * am the author of this one
comment by verdverm · 2021-01-13 · in No-code platform Webflow (YC) raises $140M at a $2.1B valuation -
…- https://github.com/hofstadter-io/cuetorials.com/blob/main/co... (I hang around Cue online) - https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof (the main thing I work on)
comment by verdverm · 2021-01-13 · in Show HN: Package Sorter – Sorting a group of packages that depends on each other -
Low-code for Developers https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof
comment by verdverm · 2021-01-09 · in Ask HN: Show me your half baked project -
I have something that is still private, based on my own take ( https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof (hof gen)) I think there are some plugins for sketch / figma that will output React? The hard part for design tool to prod code is…
comment by verdverm · 2021-01-02 · in Why isn't there a code generator for web application development yet? -
…on a low-code setup for developers. Working with the generated code is paramount. You can see https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hofmod-server for some ideas. Mimic for your favorite technologies. Technically, I built an framework for…
comment by verdverm · 2020-12-13 · in Ask HN: Build a no code API creator? -
…(people hiring specifically for operator experience). I work on a code generation tool ( https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof ) and https://github.com/cuelang/cue Go's source is also pretty interesting and full of great things (…
comment by verdverm · 2020-11-28 · in Ask HN: What side project improved your skills the most? -
Created https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof or "hof gen" Language and technology agnostic, make your own generators without modifying hof's code.
comment by verdverm · 2020-11-25 · in Ask HN: What is the best code generator you have seen or created? -
…more I have bookmarked on GitHub too Generally put this close to the low code world I'm working on https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof though it lacks visual design in its current form. Jumping right to AR for that, will be posting videos…
comment by verdverm · 2020-07-16 · in Show HN: ReacType – Visual Prototyping Tool for React/Next.js/TypeScript -
…interested in my take and view on where domain modelling / schema def is going, take a look at our https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof and https://cuelang.org In short, there will be a single source of truth to designs and they will be…
comment by verdverm · 2020-07-10 · in 20 years from now non-graph databases will be niche and legacy applications -
…of (my shared) complaints about low code as a dev. Text based so you can use your IDE and terminal https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof (sorry to post link twice in same topic, but seems helpful.to have it in the two spots more than not)
comment by verdverm · 2020-06-30 · in Ask HN: Is “No Code” the future of web/app dev? -
…examples. I'm very curious to hear what more developers with strong opinions about low code think. https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof
comment by verdverm · 2020-06-30 · in Ask HN: Is “No Code” the future of web/app dev?