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Ben's Web Space
Personal blog · benjcal.spaceprogrammingsystems
Ben's Web Space is a personal blog at benjcal.space about programming and systems. Since 2023, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 8 times, most often “Because I can't ever remember SDL”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-17, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
A personal blog where the author writes about topics they are exploring, such as making simple GUIs with Tcl/Tk. The only comment is the author's own self-introduction, so the writing is not judged.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Software developer and electronics enthusiast with a panoply of nerdy interests: amateur math, embedded dev, web dev, Linux, financial markets, ML, game dev.
Most-linked posts?
- Because I can't ever remember SDL2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-08-09
- The adventures of writing a CHIP8 emulator2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-06-05
- ARP Tell your network to explain itself2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2026-10-18
What Hacker News says?
https://benjcal.space/ I started this not too long ago, mostly write about stuff that I’m exploring at the moment, i.e. I’m currently writing a quick post about making simple GUIs with Tcl/Tk, which turns out is way simpler and more fun that what I expected :)
Comment linking /
on “Ask HN: Could you share your personal blog here?”Submitted I Built a Blog and Forgot to Write as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Because I can't ever remember SDL as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted ARP Tell your network to explain itself as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted ARP Tell your network to explain itself as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Because I can't ever remember SDL as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The adventures of writing a CHIP8 emulator as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Adventures of Writing a CHIP8 Emulator – Part 1 as a story · 1 points
HN discussion