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alexyan0431

7 karma · joined January 27, 2026

Phd student in quantum information, individual developer as well.

Some little works: -Clipboard Image tool: imgclip https://github.com/alexyan0431/imgclip.git -Keep an eye on your Claude Code: ClaudeTether https://github.com/alexyan0431/ClaudeTether.git -Semantic Image memory tool: mnemo-images https://github.com/alexyan0431/mnemo-images.git

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alexyan0431··on Ask HN: How to start up as an individual developer?
Thank you for your valuable suggestions!
alexyan0431··on Ask HN: How to start up as an individual developer?
Totally agree. There are too much noise on the way to the target and we have to keep the original intention.
alexyan0431··on Ask HN: How to start up as an individual developer?
That's a great idea. I'll try it from now on.
alexyan0431··on Ask HN: How to start up as an individual developer?
Agreed. I think that's the basis of promotion and marketing: find your users and make sure you can reach them. I'll try to be more focused on meeting the needs. Ty.
alexyan0431··on Ask HN: How to start up as an individual developer?
Yes. Marketing skills are significant, and I'm trying to learn more about it. It's just at the early stage for me though lol. I hope I can stick to it.
alexyan0431··on Ask HN: Is quantum computing worth the struggle?
Agreed. What's wise to do is always focus on where we are, instead of admiring others. I'm trying to adjust my mindset. And I'm also expecting more related hardwares or environments for quantum computers.
alexyan0431··on Ask HN: Is quantum computing worth the struggle?
I'm not an expert in quantum holography, but as far as I know, it's a kind of fault tolerance framework. If so, then the most fundamental layer of this technical route would still be qubits, only the requirements for scale or fidelity are looser. Actually I also believe in Fault Tolerant quantum computing, and many great works have been done. But the sad story is our lab chose a route that is not fault-tolerance friendly (at least for now), so I'm a little nervous. Anyway I hope the day will come soon.
alexyan0431··on Ask HN: How to start up as an individual developer?
I totally agree! As most of developers do, I want my projects to be seen by more users. It's really helpful to find out the drawbacks in my projects and make me realize how to imporve my works. I need feedbacks, both positive and negative are welcome. So I'm writing this post to ask my seniors for advice and experiences on how to promote an open-source project.
alexyan0431··on Ask HN: How to start up as an individual developer?
The inspiration came from scattered fragments of my observed needs in life, so it may be hard to intergrate the tools. But I can intentionally do this afterwards. Thank you for your comment.
alexyan0431··on Ask HN: Is quantum computing worth the struggle?
I agree that the applications for drugs design and material simulations would be the near future for QC, but unfortunately my professor seems not to focus on them. That's another source of my anxiety: when other groups are considering Fault tolerant frameworks, we are still at the most physical layer, and left behind by routes like neural atoms. So that may be more likely a personal trouble lol.

As for the sensitivity of qubits, they're much more sensitive than integrated circuits and it's far more expensive to keep a suitable environment for the former. And there are natural limits for decoherence.

Thank you for your insightful comment!

alexyan0431··on Ask HN: Is quantum computing worth the struggle?
I'm not very familiar with the employment environment at my place, but according to my senior the environment seems to get worse these years. I hope when I graduate I can still find a job with my phd degree. Thank you for your advice!
alexyan0431··on Ask HN: The death of software development as a job?
I think nowadays the most valuable thing that humans keep is the ability to reach the users of your software. By face-to-face communication and a deep talk you can find out exactly what your customers want. AI is a powerful excutor, but insights of needs should be the soul of a software.
alexyan0431··on Show HN: I Built a Retro Survival RPG in Vanilla JavaScript
I was born in 2000s and the game looks as old as my parents lol. Thank you for letting me experience my parents' childhood!
alexyan0431··on Show HN: Furwall – macOS menu bar app that blocks keys when your cat sits down
That's an interesting problem! But when it comes to remote control by another device, it will be unavoidable that the camera would be unable to recognize a face. I wonder if the app can work properly in this case.
alexyan0431··on Show HN: Browser-based light pollution simulator using real photometric data
That's very cute, I like the idea. Did you consider upgrading to a dynamic perspective? I guess that would be cooler and more immersive.