Coding Projects

My Coding Projects

Userscripts & tools I’ve made

All source is on GitLab: gitlab.com/paulhitt/userscripts

  • Visual Studio 2005 Claude Code Add-in — brings Claude Code into the legacy Visual Studio 2005 IDE for AI-assisted coding.
  • Astronomy Stuff — Python astronomy/astrophysics tooling: AstroNN deep-learning experiments and a TensorFlow-on-Apple-M1 setup.
  • BBS — a self-hosted ENiGMA½ bulletin board system (Dockerized), reviving the classic dial-up-era BBS.
  • SpaceDB — a near-Earth-object / asteroid database with a spacekit 3D viewer (Django + Node).
  • Flamenet Theme — the AltaVista 2001 retro WordPress theme.
  • Flamenet Plugins — retro WordPress plugins recreating AltaVista/Yahoo-era features (AIM, forums, listings, jobs, events…).

My big project… FlameNet

FlameNet is a network of deprecated and abandoned services that were once beloved by many. The Flame Network is an attempt to bring back legacy services into a modern age.

Latest service additions

  • BBS (Bulletin Board System) – a legacy bulletin board system
  • Fax Number – send faxes back and forth
  • AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) – re-creation of the legacy AIM servers; connect your old AIM client and chat
  • Windows XP Hosting
  • IRC with frontend
  • Forums
  • Full Windows Server 2000 stack

My other big project… Extant 2000

Extant 2000 is my family of products — one platform with every tool you need: hosting, HR, CRM, systems engineering, security, e-signatures, accounting, helpdesk, giving, and network infrastructure.