For me, the biggest reason is the community and the people that hang out on HN. I mean how many places can you get Alan Kay to do an AMA of such high quality as

For me, the biggest reason is the community and the people that hang out on HN. I mean how many places can you get Alan Kay to do an AMA of such high quality as this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11939851 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11939851 Other reasons are simplicity and speed of HN site that makes it a breeze to only focus on the content. No flashy stuff.