alt.hn

4/2/2026 at 12:39:20 PM

Show HN: Abject: the first self-aware object runtime

https://blog.mempko.com/an-abject-horror/

by mempko

4/2/2026 at 6:47:40 PM

There's something interesting here

A bit scared to try it though and it needs a better "getting started" instructions

What do conjure / awaken / scry / whisper actually do? where do I enter the goal?

by anentropic

4/2/2026 at 7:23:07 PM

If you don't want to hack on it, you can just download the desktop apps for Mac, Linux, or Windows. Note the system is alpha, but I believe usable enough to do some fun stuff!

pnpm awake starts the backend pnpm scry starts the client.

That's really all you need. If you want to run your own signalling server you can use whisper.

I'll update the docs to make it clear, thanks.

by mempko

4/4/2026 at 4:37:58 AM

It's crazy. I love it.

I wonder if the right objective function would nudge the system towards the emergence of another lost art... the Documentation.

by dr_kiszonka

4/6/2026 at 7:03:00 PM

Thanks! Can you elaborate on what you mean by the lost art of Documentation?

by mempko