Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
Social news site focused on technology and startups run by Y Combinator, famous for high-quality discussion.
Hacker News is the discussion site run by the startup investor Y Combinator. Users submit links, other users vote them up and the front page shows what the community finds most interesting, with long comment threads under each story. Topics lean towards programming, startups, science and technology, but anything intellectually interesting can appear.
Posts such as "Show HN" for projects people made and "Ask HN" for questions have their own sections. It is plain in design and fast to load, and the comments are often as valuable as the articles. Moderation is active, so the discussion usually stays civil.
Why it is useful
The comments are often more valuable than the articles — expert practitioners discuss technical topics at a depth that is rare on other platforms. The Ask HN and Show HN threads surface genuine community knowledge unavailable elsewhere.
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