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But that is only feasible if you submit things you don't create yourself. Or you're a "rockstar programmer". There is only so much stuff people can do
by s9w 11y ago
But that is only feasible if you submit things you don't create yourself. Or you're a "rockstar programmer". There is only so much stuff people can do
- jessaustin 11y agoI have only rarely submitted something I created myself. The point of submitting (from the site's perspective) is not to publicize one's own work but rather to expose interesting content to the attention of HN users. That is the purpose of those valuable "internet points". [EDIT] As 'dang observes, I was somewhat unclear above. Just as it is fine to submit interesting stuff from other sources, it's just as fine to submit your own interesting stuff.
- dang 11y agoBut it's totally fine to share something you've made. Implicit in posting a regular article is "I found this interesting". If you've put time into making something, that's a variant of the same thing.
- mmastrac 11y agoI've found that my luck with getting eyeballs on general interest tech topics is about 1 in 4. I've also submitted personal projects that I've worked years on, only to garner zero votes (including a second submission) [1], while a personal project I banged out in a weekend [2] or an hour [3] got way more. It's all about timing, novelty, popular trends at the time and a whole lot of luck. Honestly, don't take it personally -- predicting what random people will like is near impossible. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7986837 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7986837 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8803139 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8803139 [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9117238 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9117238