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Yeah, I wish I had been reading HN back 1,429 days ago.

• ColinWright 13y ago
  Indeed, if you had been reading HN back then you would have known the algorithm. Not sure if that would have been a good thing or not for the interview. If you aced that part they may have given you something harder. Besides, I did actually like your write-up. Also, to some extent the point is more that there is substantial discussion back there, and some of it is interesting and useful. For those who think HN is in decline, one would therefore expect that the discussion from back then would be of high quality. Even so, discussion there is closed, so for people who have something new to say, this would be the place. I look forward to seeing if anyone has got something new to add. Actually, here is a serious question. Would there be value in collecting, indexing, and cross-referencing all the classics from HN? Edited to try to clarify various points.
  • CoryG89 13y ago
    I agree. > Actually, here is a serious question. Would there be value in collecting, indexing, and cross-referencing all the classics from HN? Sounds like a decent idea to me. Seems like searching is the only way to get at the old stuff. If you can come up with something better than that then I'm sure you'd have something.