Hacker News Recap January 26th, 2026 | After two years of vibecoding, I'm back to writing by hand
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Jan 27, 2026 A coder explains why they swapped two years of vibecoding for writing by hand. France plans a national video conferencing system for data sovereignty. A 100-year look at television traces its mechanical roots to modern streaming. Fedora Asahi Remix runs on Apple M3 with kernel and GPU workarounds. Concerns arise about Iran's potential internet blackout and AI citing YouTube more than medical sources.
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Back To Handwritten Code
- The author returned to writing code by hand after two years of 'vibe coding' to regain deeper engagement with syntax and logic.
- This shift improved debugging and encouraged more deliberate software architecture decisions.
Sovereignty Versus Adoption Trade-Off
- France plans a national video conferencing platform to preserve data sovereignty and comply with EU regulations.
- Prioritizing security may hinder adoption versus mature foreign platforms with richer integrations.
Television's Bandwidth Paradox
- Television evolved from mechanical scanners to modern digital encoding like MPEG and HEVC to balance quality and bandwidth.
- Higher resolutions improve experience but demand more bandwidth and can exclude users with poor internet access.