'I Wrote a C++ Ray Tracer From Scratch Without AI' Resonates on Hacker News

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Luz, a from-scratch C++ ray tracer written deliberately without AI assistance (85 points, 29 comments), drew attention precisely for its no-AI framing. It's a small but recurring cultural signal of developer pride in hand-crafted work amid agentic-coding saturation — and a reminder that 'built without AI' is itself becoming a marketing angle in 2026.