5.17.25 | Push Ifs Up, JavaScript's Explicit Resource Management, Japan's IC Cards

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 17, 2025.Push Ifs Up and Fors Downhttps://matklad.github.io/2023/11/15/push-ifs-up-and-fors-down.htmlhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44013157JavaScript's New Superpower: Explicit Resource Managementhttps://v8.dev/features/explicit-resource-managementhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44012227Japan's IC cards are weird and wonderfulhttps://aruarian.dance/blog/japan-ic-cards/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43993711MCP: An in-depth introductionhttps://www.speakeasy.com/mcp/mcp-tutorialhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43972334XTool – Cross-platform Xcode replacementhttps://github.com/xtool-org/xtoolhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44011515Wow@Home – Network of Amateur Radio Telescopeshttps://phl.upr.edu/wow/outreachhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44011489Palette lighting tricks on the Nintendo 64https://30fps.net/pages/palette-lighting-tricks-n64/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44014587A kernel developer plays with Home Assistanthttps://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1017720/7155ecb9602e9ef2/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44011381"We would be less confidential than Google" Proton threatens to quit Switzerlandhttps://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/we-would-be-less-confidential-than-google-proton-threatens-to-quit-switzerland-over-new-surveillance-lawhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44014808Pyrefly: A new type checker and IDE experience for Pythonhttps://engineering.fb.com/2025/05/15/developer-tools/introducing-pyrefly-a-new-type-checker-and-ide-experience-for-python/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44013913