>It is sometimes hard to judge HN, because by numbers it doesn't seems that big, but by impact sometimes it surprises me. True, you can find top dogs from tech

>It is sometimes hard to judge HN, because by numbers it doesn't seems that big, but by impact sometimes it surprises me. True, you can find top dogs from tech field roaming around on HN. The front page or newest submissions are read by a pretty large number of individuals, by RSS Feeds or manually visiting the site. If your submission like 'Show HN' hits the front page, it is similar to hitting the jackpot due to the overall impact it has for your project.