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HN is far from perfect but it's hard to think of a better tech forum with such a broad scope. Most tech forums seem to devolve quickly into fanboy shit throwin
by jiggy2011 14y ago
HN is far from perfect but it's hard to think of a better tech forum with such a broad scope.
Most tech forums seem to devolve quickly into fanboy shit throwing fests (yes you can find that here but at least the shit tastes marginally better).
Some of the most interesting posts here often seem to hang around the bottom third of the front page I find.
I sometimes wonder if a small amount of categorisation might help though.
For example:
"General programming / computer science theory" , "practical platform specific development topics" , "startups specific news / advice" , "general tech news" , "other sciences and general interest"
- youngerdryas 14y agoDivisions will only dilute. Multiple threads on the same topic in different slightly overlapping categories etc. I don't use Scala but occasionally see something interesting that I read that I wouldn't otherwise. It is quite amazing that HN has held up as well as it has. I am of the opinion that the reason we don't have a mobile stylesheet is that pg is trying to subtley slow the site while still keeping it open to all.