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However I would recommend using https://github.com/Dicklesworthstone/beads_rust - it's a much simpler implementation of the same concept, without all the random extra stuff thrown on to support Gas Town.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "beads", "story": "Ex-GitHub CEO Launches a New Developer Platform for AI Agents"}, {"id": 746792160, "item_id": 46674510, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46674510", "by": "sorenbs", "date": "2026-01-18", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Already happening :-)", "excerpt": "> but some others will pick up where he left off, with more modest goals Already happening :-) https://github.com/Dicklesworthstone/beads_rust", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Gas Town Decoded"}]}], "caveats": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 751691905, "item_id": 46980744, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46980744", "by": "wild_egg", "date": "2026-02-11", "stance": "warn", "quote": "`br` is still massively larger than necessary for the feature set.", "excerpt": "`br` is still massively larger than necessary for the feature set. 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