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• leafac/reapack.comThe source code and build tooling behind reapack.com, the central website where musicians browse and install c
• legends/wpf-samplesA collection of code examples showing how to build Windows desktop apps using WPF, like a cookbook of ready-ma
• lenguyenthanh/jmhJMH is the standard tool Java developers use to measure exactly how fast their code runs, avoiding the tricks
• lerist/oneindexTurn your Microsoft OneDrive storage into a public file directory website. Visitors can browse folders, previe
• lewagon/first-gh-projectA beginner sandbox from Le Wagon coding bootcamp that teaches absolute beginners how to fork, edit a simple HT
• lewagon/middleman-airbnbA webpage template that looks like Airbnb, built with Middleman. It gives students and beginner developers a p
• lfaraone/sandstormSandstorm is a self-hosted platform for running sandboxed productivity apps on your own server, giving you web
• lfaraone/shuttleShuttle is a lightweight Ubuntu launcher that reads your SSH config file and shows a quick menu of servers so
• lgug2z/rouxA Rust library that lets your code talk to Reddit — log in, read posts, submit content, and browse public data
• li-jin-gou/requestidA small middleware for Hertz web applications that gives every incoming request a unique tracking ID so you ca
• liangyuanpeng/k8slibs-kclA tool that generates Kubernetes configuration files from KCL, a programmatic language, instead of hand-writin
• liangyuanpeng/karmada-ricA Resource Interpreter Customization extension for Karmada, letting it understand and manage custom Kubernetes
• libaice/2023-08-shellA security audit repo for Shell Protocol's Evolving Proteus, a Solidity liquidity pool that gradually shifts t
• libaice/foundry-hardhatA starter template that lets you use Foundry and Hardhat together in one smart contract project, sharing depen
• libaice/hello_foundryA minimal example project showing how to write and run smart contract tests using Foundry, a toolset for build
• libaice/sig_verifyA Solidity library built with the Foundry toolkit for verifying digital signatures on Ethereum, used to confir
• libaice/token-purchaseNo README content was available for this repo, so its purpose can't be determined from the explanation alone —
• libaice/updraft-audit-dataA personal notes collection from the Updraft smart contract security audit course, organizing vulnerabilities,
• libaice/web3-creatorA pre-configured Next.js starter template with wallet connection and blockchain tooling built in, so you can s
• liberal-boy/v2ray-plugin-androidAn Android plugin for the Shadowsocks app that adds V2Ray transport methods, helping disguise encrypted traffi
• licenser/mkitA Rust toolkit of ready-made building blocks — serialization, safe threading, fast filters — for building dist
• lichess-org/vosk-browserA JavaScript library that adds offline speech recognition to websites by running the Vosk engine entirely in t
• lidel/sxg-republisher-extensionA browser extension that lets you view cryptographically signed websites delivered over IPFS, keeping sites vi
• lieut-data/squirrelSquirrel is a Go library that lets you build SQL queries piece by piece in code instead of writing raw SQL str
• lightly-ai/dataset_examplesA collection of sample image and video datasets for testing and exploring data curation tools that help machin
• lightricks/ohhttpstubsA testing tool for iOS and Mac apps that intercepts network requests and returns fake responses, so tests run
• lijiarui/leanchatbotA minimal, no-frills chatbot project written in JavaScript designed as a lightweight starting point for develo
• lijiarui/misagoMisago is a modern forum application built with Python and React that lets you create discussion boards where
• lijiarui/watchdogA TypeScript watchdog timer library for Node.js that detects when your application stalls or hangs. You feed i
• lilittlecat/prompt-patternsAn open guide that teaches reusable patterns for writing better prompts for AI tools like ChatGPT and Stable D
• lingbohome/ks-pipeline-templatesA collection of official KubeSphere pipeline templates for building, testing, and deploying software without w
• liushuyu/appriseSend push notifications to almost any messaging service — Slack, Discord, Telegram, email, SMS, and more — fro
• liushuyu/bpftraceA tool that lets you write short scripts to observe what's happening inside a running Linux system in real tim
• liushuyu/citra-multiplayer-dedicatedA dedicated server tool for the Citra 3DS emulator that lets you host private, always-online multiplayer game
• liushuyu/cosmic-appletsSmall utility widgets (applets) built in Rust for the COSMIC Linux desktop panel by System76. These are work-i
• liushuyu/jdk8uOpenJDK 8 is the open-source version of Java's core development kit — the engine that lets computers compile a
• liushuyu/lab-8-template-wednesdayA starter template for a Java programming lab assignment. It provides pre-built project scaffolding so student
• liushuyu/latLATX is a fast translation tool that lets standard x86 Intel/AMD applications run on Loongson LoongArch proces
• liushuyu/maxima-on-android-asA ready-to-build Android Studio project that packages the Maxima computer algebra system, gnuplot, and qepcad
• liushuyu/portmidiPortMIDI is a C library that lets your software talk to MIDI devices like keyboards and synthesizers across Wi
• liushuyu/rustsecA Rust security tool that checks your project's dependencies against a database of known vulnerabilities, flag
• liushuyu/snapcraftSnapcraft packages Linux apps into self-contained 'snaps' that bundle all dependencies, so one build runs on a
• liushuyu/systemdsystemd is the first program that starts when a Linux computer boots. It manages every other service on the ma
• liushuyu/tour_of_rustTour of Rust is a free, interactive online tutorial that helps experienced programmers quickly learn the Rust
• liushuyu/value-traitA Rust library that defines shared interfaces for JSON-like data values, enabling different high-performance J
• liushuyu/version-syncA tool for Rust developers that automatically checks if version numbers mentioned in files like README match t
• livings124/reactiveswiftReactiveSwift is a Swift framework that simplifies handling events that change over time—like button taps or n
• ljnelson/helidonA modular set of Java libraries for building lightweight, fast-starting microservices that handle HTTP request
• loft-sh/e2e-test-dependencyA simple dummy application used as a test target during automated end-to-end testing for DevSpace, a cloud dev
• lostindark/gitkGitk is a free desktop app that visualizes your Git project's history as a graph, making it easy to see how br
• loudej/blueprintsA collection of ready-made shell script templates that automatically set up common Google Cloud infrastructure
• louthy/infusioInfusio is a functional C# client library that simplifies connecting applications to the Infusionsoft (Keap) C
• louthy/roslynRoslyn is the compiler engine for C# and Visual Basic, built by Microsoft. It lets other tools inspect and ana
• lpinca/sawsA lightweight Node.js helper library that wraps AWS DynamoDB and SNS with a simpler interface, keeping your co
• lrytz/play-scala-compile-di-with-testsA Play Framework example showing how to wire Scala app dependencies explicitly at compile time, including how
• lss233/checkerA C++ testing tool for competitive programmers that auto-generates random test cases and compares your solutio
• luanfreitasdev/tallstack-starter-kitA starter template combining Laravel with the TALL stack (Tailwind CSS, Alpine JS, Laravel, Livewire) so you c
• luanvdw/pulse-starter-iiiPulse Starter is a ready-to-use template that helps you build apps which react instantly to changes in a Postg
• lucasgelfond/awesome-diffusion-model-for-image-processingA curated reading list of research papers on using diffusion models — the AI behind image generators like DALL
• lucasroesler/sage-generalize-young-wallsA specialized Sage math library for representing and computing with 'crystals of type A_n^(1)' using generaliz
• luchina-gabriel/efi-asus-prime-z790-a-wifi-intel-i9-14900k-amd-rx-6650-xt-20250923-publicA ready-to-use configuration package for running macOS Sequoia on a specific high-end custom PC (Intel i9 1490
• luchina-gabriel/efi-gigabyte-b650-aorus-elite-v2-ryzen-9-7900-rx-6650-xt-airdrop-20251023-publicA ready-made configuration for running macOS Sequoia on a specific custom PC build using an AMD Ryzen 9 7900 p
• lucifer9/shellgptA terminal-based AI assistant that answers your questions using context from your system. Its standout trick i
• luckyadam/kjThis repository has no README, so there is no documentation explaining what it does or how it works.
• luckyadam/qcloud-documentsTencent Cloud's internal style guide for writing consistent technical documentation across cloud products, API
• lucor/osxcrossA toolchain that lets you compile macOS software from Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, or Android without owning a Mac
• ludvik/s1Trains an AI model to reason step-by-step through hard problems using just 1,000 examples and a technique call
• lukeed/css-modules-loader-coreA tool that automatically renames CSS class names into unique scrambled names so styles never clash. Developer
• lxuechen/cryptenA research framework for training AI models on encrypted data, so no party ever sees the raw sensitive informa
• lydell/esbuildesbuild bundles and shrinks your JavaScript and CSS files for the web, running 10 to 100 times faster than the
• lyfeyaj/wxappunpackerwxappUnpacker takes a compiled WeChat Mini Program package file and reverses it back into the original readabl
• m3ngyang/cloudA platform that lets teams submit AI training jobs to a cluster of GPU-equipped computers and monitor progress
• m3ngyang/flockerFlocker makes container data portable so that when a container moves between servers, its stored data automati
• m3ngyang/paddle-openmpiA toy project for distributed machine learning training across multiple computers using PaddlePaddle coordinat
• m3ngyang/trusted-compute-frameworkA toolkit that lets blockchain applications run heavy or sensitive computations privately off-chain using spec
• maccman/twitterA Ruby gem that wraps Twitter's API so you can post tweets, fetch users, and stream live tweets with simple Ru
• madoshakalaka/dilemmaA working full-stack Rust demo app that exposes a real problem: rust-analyzer can't properly check code shared
• maelvls/dashboardA web-based dashboard for Tekton Pipelines that lets you visually monitor and manage your CI/CD workflows from
• maelvls/orasORAS CLI lets you store and share any files—like ML models or datasets—inside cloud registries that are normal
• maennchen/gleam-websiteThe source code for Gleam's official website and docs, built using the Gleam language itself and deployed to g
• mahcodes/dogehouseDogeHouse is an open-source, community-run voice chat platform like Clubhouse, letting people join live audio
• mahnerak/mitmproxyA tool that sits between your device and the internet to capture, inspect, and modify HTTPS traffic — like a s
• maiieul/udemy-testing-exerciseA beginner practice project for learning to write JavaScript tests with Jest, set up as a ready-to-go sandbox
• maijin/radareorgThe source code for radare2's official website, built with Python-based documentation generators and hosted on
• majnemer/xlaXLA is a compiler that takes machine learning models and optimizes them to run faster on GPUs, CPUs, and speci
• makerspet/filament_spool_holderA 3D-printable spool holder that sits inside an airtight container, keeping your 3D printing filament dry whil
• maksimn/yamblz-fragmentsAn Android homework project that shows the same artist-browsing app adapting its layout between phone tabs and
• malept/asdf-rubyasdf-ruby is a plugin for the asdf version manager that lets developers install and switch between multiple Ru
• malept/flora-colossusA TypeScript library that walks your project's node_modules folder and reports every dependency it finds, labe
• malept/leafletLeaflet is a lightweight JavaScript library for adding fast, interactive maps with zoom, markers, and layers t
• malept/node-appdmgnode-appdmg builds polished Mac DMG installer files from a simple JSON config, so developers can automate DMG
• malhotrapulak/rizinA reverse-engineering toolkit that converts compiled programs into readable assembly, letting you inspect file
• mame/lazykLazy K is an interpreter, written in C, that runs programs written in the Lazy K esoteric programming language
• marcosisocram/sublime-text-user-settingsA personal collection of Sublime Text 2 configuration files shared publicly as a reference for other users to
• martijnrusschen/taiga-boilerplateA starter template with a responsive grid, Sass styles, and organized folder structure for designers who code
• martin-g/shading-demoA Java demonstration project related to shading — the practice of bundling all dependency libraries into a sin
• martinsos/miningThis repository's README contains only the title "Mining" with no description, so its actual purpose cannot be
• martinsos/snapA fast C++ tool that matches millions of short DNA sequence fragments against a reference genome, built for la
• marty1885/fast-style-transfer-ttbudaAn early-stage experiment that applies artistic styles like pointillism to photos using neural style transfer
• marveluck/awesome-vue-1A searchable website that turns a curated list of Vue.js tools, libraries, and tutorials into an easy-to-brows

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