Ask HN: What did you learn in 2025?
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I actually don't want to have a job ever again.
I love my new situation and business too much.
I started learning Rust more actively and then WebAssembly, via building https://github.com/agis/wadec.
I plan to continue doing that in 2026.
I plan to continue doing that in 2026.
The importance of working out and how it affects your mind positively.
I learned if we show a little gratitude for the things or events happening around us, it makes our mind calmer.
I learned to write my own WebSocket library more than 2 years ago. Last year I learned to write a web server that did HTTP and streamed redirection from the same ports as WebSockets. This past year I learned to do everything else, like all the OS related things, in my personal app:
https://github.com/prettydiff/aphorio?tab=readme-ov-file
https://github.com/prettydiff/aphorio?tab=readme-ov-file
I learned that “vibe coding” works surprisingly well if you bias hard toward shipping.
That approach helped me build and launch https://dreamlux.ai much faster than if I’d waited for a “perfect” plan.
importance of always validating ideas in business before created a full fledged tool - saves time, money, and you get an idea of the market you are penetrating
The AI,time management and much about the business.
For me: I've been forced to relearn how important sleep hygiene is and that it is something that can fall away slowly resulting in misery. Maintaining a consistent be time is a chore but one that does make for a happier life.