4.1.26 | Fake tools and frustration, OpenAI's $852B valuation, visual guide to Claude Code

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Apr 1, 2026.

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:19) - The Claude Code Source Leak: fake tools, frustration regexes, undercover mode
• (01:47) - OpenAI closes funding round at an $852B valuation
• (03:20) - Claude Code Unpacked : A visual guide
• (04:40) - Open source CAD in the browser (Solvespace)
• (06:14) - A dot a day keeps the clutter away
• (07:16) - Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz
• (08:59) - Show HN: 1-Bit Bonsai, the First Commercially Viable 1-Bit LLMs
• (10:26) - Slop is not necessarily the future
• (12:05) - MiniStack (replacement for LocalStack)
• (13:27) - 4D Doom
• (14:44) - Outro

The Claude Code Source Leak: fake tools, frustration regexes, undercover mode
https://alex000kim.com/posts/2026-03-31-claude-code-source-leak/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47586778

OpenAI closes funding round at an $852B valuation
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/openai-funding-round-ipo.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47592755

Claude Code Unpacked : A visual guide
https://ccunpacked.dev/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47597085

Open source CAD in the browser (Solvespace)
https://solvespace.com/webver.pl
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47586614

A dot a day keeps the clutter away
https://scottlawsonbc.com/post/dot-system
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47593556

Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-strait-of-hormuz/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47584795

Show HN: 1-Bit Bonsai, the First Commercially Viable 1-Bit LLMs
https://prismml.com/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47593422

Slop is not necessarily the future
https://www.greptile.com/blog/ai-slopware-future
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47587953

MiniStack (replacement for LocalStack)
https://ministack.org/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47593285

4D Doom
https://github.com/danieldugas/HYPERHELL
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47549128