This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on Jan 18, 2026.

Feel free to leave feedback on Github: https://github.com/denolfe/hacker-news-highlights

• (00:00) - Intro

ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering
https://alexharri.com/blog/ascii-rendering
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46657122

If you put Apple icons in reverse it looks like someone getting good at design
https://mastodon.social/@heliographe_studio/115890819509545391
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46663338

We put Claude Code in Rollercoaster Tycoon
https://labs.ramp.com/rct
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46588972

The recurring dream of replacing developers
https://www.caimito.net/en/blog/2025/12/07/the-recurring-dream-of-replacing-developers.html
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46658345

jQuery 4
https://blog.jquery.com/2026/01/17/jquery-4-0-0/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46664755

Raising money fucked me up
https://blog.yakkomajuri.com/blog/raising-money-fucked-me-up
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46660543

Erdos 281 solved with ChatGPT 5.2 Pro
https://twitter.com/neelsomani/status/2012695714187325745
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46664631

Kip: A programming language based on grammatical cases of Turkish
https://github.com/kip-dili/kip
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46661897

The Olivetti Company
https://www.abortretry.fail/p/the-olivetti-company
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46576581

Iconify: Library of Open Source Icons
https://icon-sets.iconify.design/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46665411