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Ask HN: How much would you charge to build a Hacker News clone?

1 points by chistev 2y ago

You are tasked with building a Hacker news clone with certain other distinct features. How much would you personally charge?

uberman 2y ago
Without knowing more $200/hour.
c0brac0bra 2y ago
"certain other distinct features" <- there's the rub. I wouldn't bid without a discovery session and clearly defined scope and granular requirements.
toomuchtodo 2y ago
How much would you be willing to build it for if it was open sourced but you would be paid for ongoing maintenance and feature enhancements? Edit: thanks for the reply!
- chistev 2y ago
  It's not open source
Rotundo 2y ago
I'd just ask an AI to code it up. Forums are easy to implement. Or just download one of the popular forum softwares. The value of HN is in the users, not the software. I'd doubt very much you could establish the kind of crowd that visits here.
- arresin 2y ago
  I think you’ll find it’s more code than you might initially imagine from how simplistic it appears to be.
  - chistev 2y ago
    Yea, it's complex!
- meiraleal 2y ago
  > I'd just ask an AI to code it up If that is your solution you would be better served with a HN clone from github.
meiraleal 2y ago
20k developed and configured. 150usd/hour for maintenance/scaling.
postatic 2y ago
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