A Haskell programmable-CAD environment, in the browser with WASM
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HN · launched Jul 7, 2026 · 6 upvotes (top 71%) · 0 views
Niche: computer-aided design software · 169 launches, 12 in the last 7 days ▼ -57% · Explore this niche →
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- Manufacturing
- Dev tools
- Developer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
No Compiling GHC (Haskell) to WebAssembly alongside the massive OpenCASCADE C++ boundary-representation CAD kernel requires specialized systems engineering and deep compiler toolchain expertise.
What it would actually take: A real build requires compiling OpenCASCADE (OCCT) C++ source to WebAssembly via Emscripten, setting up the experimental GHC WASM backend toolchain, and creating seamless FFI bindings between Haskell and OCCT in a WASM runtime. The developer needs deep systems expertise in C++ CAD kernels, geometric computation algorithms, and Haskell GHC internals.
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Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 2143 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #1497 of 2144 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 251 days after the earliest competitor.
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