Chiming in with one more "absolutely yes!" We just interviewed and hired an amazing developer who's right down the street from us. HN does seem to select for a

Chiming in with one more "absolutely yes!" We just interviewed and hired an amazing developer who's right down the street from us. HN does seem to select for a certain set of folks who care about the industry and their craft, and the "who's hiring / who's looking" posts let me take a passive approach and ping people directly when they sound like great fits for what we need.