Everyday insights and knowledge from like minds, keeping up to date with new tech/languages/standards. I was also heavy in Python in 2006 and there was lots of

Everyday insights and knowledge from like minds, keeping up to date with new tech/languages/standards. I was also heavy in Python in 2006 and there was lots of Python focused content. Proggit, reddit/r/programming was also big at the time and had a similar feel. Back in 2007 it made me go get my masters in software engineering because the level of intellect seems more focused here, didn't need it but wanted some challenges. I also finally jumped to game development which was my goal to take on more challenges. Ultimately HN is a time sink that pays off as a motivator. It is closer to the old proggit than the rest of the web. I also love Paul Graham's essays.