{"slug": "show-hn-moa-attention-kernel-proven-minimal-before-code-was-written", "title": "Show HN: MoA – Attention kernel proven minimal before code was written", "summary": "A GitHub repository named moa-attention-verified-mullin, published under the account womenflyplanes, claims to be \"the first attention kernel proven minimal BEFORE code was written,\" according to its README. The MIT-licensed project contains C source files including moa_backward.c, moa_cost_model.c, moa_decode.c, moa_flash_tiling.c, and moa_kv_cache.c, along with a moa_attention folder and pyproject.toml, across 17 commits. The repository has 0 stars, 0 forks, and 0 watchers.", "body_md": "Skip to content\nNavigation Menu\nSign in\nAppearance settings\nPlatform\nAI CODE CREATION\nGitHub Copilot\nWrite better code with AI\nGitHub Copilot app\nDirect agents from issue to merge\nMCP Registry\nIntegrate external tools\nDEVELOPER WORKFLOWS\nActions\nAutomate any workflow\nCodespaces\nInstant dev environments\nIssues\nPlan and track work\nCode Review\nManage code changes\nCode Quality\nEnforce quality at merge\nAPPLICATION SECURITY\nGitHub Advanced Security\nFind and fix vulnerabilities\nCode security\nSecure your code as you build\nSecret protection\nStop leaks before they start\nEXPLORE\nWhy GitHub\nDocumentation\nBlog\nChangelog\nMarketplace\nView all features\nSolutions\nBY COMPANY SIZE\nEnterprises\nSmall and medium teams\nStartups\nNonprofits\nBY USE CASE\nApp Modernization\nDevSecOps\nDevOps\nCI/CD\nView all use cases\nBY INDUSTRY\nHealthcare\nFinancial services\nManufacturing\nGovernment\nView all industries\nView all solutions\nResources\nEXPLORE BY TOPIC\nAI\nSoftware Development\nDevOps\nSecurity\nView all topics\nEXPLORE BY TYPE\nCustomer stories\nEvents & webinars\nEbooks & reports\nBusiness insights\nGitHub Skills\nSUPPORT & SERVICES\nDocumentation\nCustomer support\nCommunity forum\nTrust center\nPartners\nView all resources\nOpen Source\nCOMMUNITY\nGitHub Sponsors\nFund open source developers\nPROGRAMS\nSecurity Lab\nMaintainer Community\nGitHub Stars\nArchive Program\nREPOSITORIES\nTopics\nTrending\nCollections\nEnterprise\nENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS\nEnterprise platform\nAI-powered developer platform\nAVAILABLE ADD-ONS\nGitHub Advanced Security\nEnterprise-grade security features\nCopilot for Business\nEnterprise-grade AI features\nPremium Support\nEnterprise-grade 24/7 support\nPricing\nSearch\n/\nSign in\nSign up\nAppearance settings\nYou signed in with another tab or window.\nReload\nto refresh your session.\nYou signed out in another tab or window.\nReload\nto refresh your session.\nYou switched accounts on another tab or window.\nReload\nto refresh your session.\nDismiss alert\nwomenflyplanes\n/\nmoa-attention-verified-mullin\nPublic\nNotifications\nYou must be signed in to change notification settings\nFork\n0\nStar\n0\nCode\nIssues\n0\nPull requests\n0\nActions\nProjects\nSecurity and quality\n0\nInsights\nAdditional navigation options\nCode\nIssues\nPull requests\nActions\nProjects\nSecurity and quality\nInsights\nmain\nBranches\nTags\nGo to file\nCode\nOpen more actions menu\nLatest commit\nHistory\n17 Commits\n17 Commits\nFolders and files\nName\nName\nLast commit message\nLast commit date\nmoa_attention\nmoa_attention\nLICENSE\nLICENSE\nREADME.md\nREADME.md\nmoa_backward.c\nmoa_backward.c\nmoa_cost_model.c\nmoa_cost_model.c\nmoa_decode.c\nmoa_decode.c\nmoa_flash_tiling.c\nmoa_flash_tiling.c\nmoa_kv_cache.c\nmoa_kv_cache.c\npyproject.toml\npyproject.toml\nView all files\nRepository files navigation\nREADME\nMIT license\nMore\nitems\nmoa-attention-verified-mullin\nThe first attention kernel proven minimal BEFORE code was written\nAbout\nThe first attention kernel proven minimal BEFORE code was written\nResources\nReadme\nMIT license\nActivity\nStars\n0\nstars\nWatchers\n0\nwatching\nForks\n0\nforks\nReport repository\nReleases\nPackages\nContributors\nLanguages\nYou can’t perform that action at this time.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-moa-attention-kernel-proven-minimal-before-code-was-written", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/womenflyplanes/moa-attention-verified-mullin", "published_at": "2026-09-21 20:57:35+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-21 21:24:14.440598+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-research", "machine-learning", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["GitHub", "womenflyplanes", "moa-attention-verified-mullin"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-moa-attention-kernel-proven-minimal-before-code-was-written", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-moa-attention-kernel-proven-minimal-before-code-was-written.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-moa-attention-kernel-proven-minimal-before-code-was-written.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-moa-attention-kernel-proven-minimal-before-code-was-written.jsonld"}}