Not sure if it was in my head or not as I look back, but seemed like more technical articles (not that there aren't plenty still). I remember the thing that dre

Not sure if it was in my head or not as I look back, but seemed like more technical articles (not that there aren't plenty still). I remember the thing that drew me into HN was when a coworker showed me, and there was in depth conversations about compiler design that I had never experienced before. I was such a cool way to discover new ideas that I hadn't even heard of. It still is for sure, but I'm going to chalk my personal case up to rose colored glasses.