How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, November 9, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, The chemical element Darmstadtium was discovered in 1994, Firefox 1.0 was released in 2004, NASA launches Apollo 4 test spacecraft in 1967, and we present you with these top quality stories. From The Road to Hell is Paved with Good DRY Intentions to AI Brawl: the Generative Model Showdown, let’s dive right in. AI Brawl: the Generative Model Showdown By @vujacic [ 6 Min read ] Four engines, one prompt, slightly suspiciously honest commentary. Read More. The Road to Hell is Paved with Good DRY Intentions By @melvin-manni [ 5 Min read ] Learn how good intentions can lead to spaghetti dry code, over abstraction and over engineered systems. Read More. From Tasks to Thinking Systems: Why Automation Starts in the Mind, Not the Machine By @hacker53037367 [ 18 Min read ] A reflection on why true automation starts with human thinking, not technology. Systems only work as clearly as the minds that design them. Read More. Klink Finance Partners with M20 Chain to Expand Web3 Earning Opportunities to Over 6 Million Users By @klink_finance [ 3 Min read ] Klink Finance the affiliate and ad tech infrastructure for Web3, enabling platforms to grow and monetize through a global network of partner offers campaigns Read More. Blast API Shutdown: The Best Alternatives for Developers By @nownodes [ 4 Min read ] Blast API ends operations in Oct 2025. Explore the best developer alternatives like NOWNodes and Alchemy for secure, scalable RPC migration. Read More. AWS Outage 2025: What Really Happened on October 20 and What It Teaches Us About the Cloud By @mayukhsuri [ 3 Min read ] AWS outage on Oct 20, 2025, disrupted major apps worldwide. Learn what caused it, how it spread, and key lessons to build stronger cloud systems. Read More. What a Privacy-First Social Platform Actually Looks Like By @eqoflow [ 5 Min read ] What if social media stopped spying on you? EqoFlow.app shows what a privacy-first platform should look like: encrypted, decentralized, and built to protect Read More. Optimizing Real-Time Write-Heavy Database Workloads: Key Strategies and Performance Tips By @scylladb [ 6 Min read ] Learn how to optimize real-time, write-heavy workloads with LSM architecture, compression, batching, and compaction strategies for maximum database performance. Read More. 🧑‍💻 What happened in your world this week? It's been said that writing can help consolidate technical knowledge, establish credibility, and contribute to emerging community standards. Feeling stuck? We got you covered ⬇️⬇️⬇️ ANSWER THESE GREATEST INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OF ALL TIME We hope you enjoy this worth of free reading material. Feel free to forward this email to a nerdy friend who'll love you for it.See you on Planet Internet! With love, The HackerNoon Team ✌️ How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, November 9, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, The chemical element Darmstadtium was discovered in 1994, Firefox 1.0 was released in 2004, NASA launches Apollo 4 test spacecraft in 1967, and we present you with these top quality stories. From The Road to Hell is Paved with Good DRY Intentions to AI Brawl: the Generative Model Showdown, let’s dive right in. AI Brawl: the Generative Model Showdown By @vujacic [ 6 Min read ] Four engines, one prompt, slightly suspiciously honest commentary. Read More. The Road to Hell is Paved with Good DRY Intentions By @melvin-manni [ 5 Min read ] Learn how good intentions can lead to spaghetti dry code, over abstraction and over engineered systems. Read More. From Tasks to Thinking Systems: Why Automation Starts in the Mind, Not the Machine By @hacker53037367 [ 18 Min read ] A reflection on why true automation starts with human thinking, not technology. Systems only work as clearly as the minds that design them. Read More. Klink Finance Partners with M20 Chain to Expand Web3 Earning Opportunities to Over 6 Million Users By @klink_finance [ 3 Min read ] Klink Finance the affiliate and ad tech infrastructure for Web3, enabling platforms to grow and monetize through a global network of partner offers campaigns Read More. Blast API Shutdown: The Best Alternatives for Developers By @nownodes [ 4 Min read ] Blast API ends operations in Oct 2025. Explore the best developer alternatives like NOWNodes and Alchemy for secure, scalable RPC migration. Read More. AWS Outage 2025: What Really Happened on October 20 and What It Teaches Us About the Cloud By @mayukhsuri [ 3 Min read ] AWS outage on Oct 20, 2025, disrupted major apps worldwide. Learn what caused it, how it spread, and key lessons to build stronger cloud systems. Read More. What a Privacy-First Social Platform Actually Looks Like By @eqoflow [ 5 Min read ] What if social media stopped spying on you? EqoFlow.app shows what a privacy-first platform should look like: encrypted, decentralized, and built to protect Read More. Optimizing Real-Time Write-Heavy Database Workloads: Key Strategies and Performance Tips By @scylladb [ 6 Min read ] Learn how to optimize real-time, write-heavy workloads with LSM architecture, compression, batching, and compaction strategies for maximum database performance. Read More. 🧑‍💻 What happened in your world this week? It's been said that writing can help consolidate technical knowledge, establish credibility, and contribute to emerging community standards. Feeling stuck? We got you covered ⬇️⬇️⬇️ ANSWER THESE GREATEST INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OF ALL TIME We hope you enjoy this worth of free reading material. Feel free to forward this email to a nerdy friend who'll love you for it.See you on Planet Internet! With love, The HackerNoon Team ✌️