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alwinaugustin commented on Show HN: Now I Get It – Translate scientific papers into interactive webpages   nowigetit.us... · Posted by u/jbdamask
alwinaugustin · 15 days ago
There is a limit for 100 pages. Tried to upload the Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures (REST - Roy T. Fielding) but it is 180 pages.
alwinaugustin commented on Gemini 3.1 Pro   blog.google/innovation-an... · Posted by u/MallocVoidstar
alwinaugustin · 23 days ago
I use gemini if i need to write something in my native language- Malayalam or translation. it works very well in writing in Indian regional languages.
alwinaugustin commented on Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)    · Posted by u/david927
alwinaugustin · a month ago
I’ve been iterating on Toolbit (https://toolbit.app), a local developer utility app I initially shared a while back.

It started as a small attempt to stop bouncing between dozens of web tools for things like JSON/JWT, base64, regex testing, cron expressions, and similar “glue work” tasks. Over time it’s grown into something I keep open all day.

Since the last time I mentioned it, I’ve added quite a bit: • ~40+ tools now (regex tester, PDF merge, image conversion, cron builder, etc.) • workspaces for grouping tools around a task • tool chaining instead of constant copy/paste • snippets, history, and recent items • automatic detection (paste data, it routes you to the right tool)

It’s an Electron app and runs fully local. No accounts, no tracking, no sending data out. The goal isn’t novelty, just reducing friction in everyday dev work.

I’m still smoothing rough edges and figuring out where this is most genuinely useful. Curious how others here think about scope creep vs. “daily driver” utility tools, and what’s worked or failed for you in that space.

alwinaugustin commented on Show HN: Prism.Tools – Free and privacy-focused developer utilities   blgardner.github.io/prism... · Posted by u/BLGardner
alwinaugustin · 2 months ago
I have created one for my own usage - https://toolbit.app . There used to be a desktop also available.
alwinaugustin commented on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2026)    · Posted by u/whoishiring
alwinaugustin · 2 months ago
Location: Luxembourg (EU)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies:

Node.js, TypeScript, Python, PHP (Laravel), SQL, React, Vue, Angular, Docker, AWS, CI/CD, microservices, data-heavy backend systems, SaaS platforms, LLM-assisted features in production

Résumé/CV:

https://linkedin.com/in/alwinaugustin

(GitHub: https://github.com/alwin-augustin )

Email:

alwinaugustin@gmail.com

I’m a full-stack engineer with 12+ years of experience in multiple languages and technologies and available immediately. I have very good experience in architecture, design and development of scalable web applications.

alwinaugustin commented on Ask HN: Any example of successful vibe-coded product?    · Posted by u/sirnicolaz
alwinaugustin · 2 months ago
I’ve shipped multiple apps that are largely LLM-assisted. One of it is called Toolbit (Repo: https://github.com/alwin-augustin/toolbit), which is a collection of 20+ dev utilities like formatting JSON, generating UUID, JSON validation etc. I have been using JSON formatters all the time, but worried about whether they are sending it to server and so built this one so as it will do the processing on client side only.

Another application I have built is Remotedays (remotedays.app), which is a compliance tool for Luxembourg based companies to track cross border workers. This is recently finished and starting to reach out initial customers. There is a demo for this app is available in public at demo.remotedays.app

I have used Claude Code and Google Antigravity IDE. The Antigravity is used whenever I exceeded the Claude limits (which happens often). If you have an architecture about the product in mind, you can clearly use these tools as force multipliers. In my experience, Claude is the best, especially when you use it with the skills.

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Senior Full-Stack Engineer | 16+ years building scalable systems with Python, Node.js, and TypeScript. Recent focus: video streaming infrastructure, microservices architecture, and DDD migrations. Based in Luxembourg, exploring opportunities across Europe.

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