The HackerNoon Newsletter: Good Programmers Always Be Refactoring (5/12/2025)

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12 May 2025

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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, May 12, 2025?


The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From Crowdsales in Crypto: Initial (Something) Offerings and Their Regulations to Good Programmers Always Be Refactoring, let’s dive right in.

Can AI Dream? Rethinking Consciousness Through the Lens of Evolution


By @phenomenology [ 10 Min read ] Human brain evolution guides AI consciousness research; neuroscience-inspired caution and precise definitions are essential for artificial minds. Read More.

Studying Blockchain Systems with the help of Agent-based Modeling and Simulation


By @blockchainize [ 4 Min read ] Blockchain systems combine distributed, social, and economic dynamics. Learn how simulation frameworks aid in the understanding and advancing this technology. Read More.

Good Programmers Always Be Refactoring


By @dougdonohoe [ 6 Min read ] Refactoring isnt a luxury — its a habit that separates good engineers from great ones. Read More.

Crowdsales in Crypto: Initial (Something) Offerings and Their Regulations


By @obyte [ 6 Min read ] A crowdsale in the crypto space is a risky fundraising method that anyone could prepare, so it could lead to big gains or big Read More.


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