Ask Hacker News Weekly

Weekly Ask Hacker News for 2018-04-22 -- 2018-04-28

The 10 highest-rated "Ask HN" (or more generally, submissions without links) on Hacker News in the week ending April 28, 2018 which have not appeared on any previous Ask Hacker News Weekly are:

• Ask HN: Is “a decentralized alternative to X” the new “Uber for X”?
  
• VLC removed from Amazon Fire TV store by VLC developers
  
• Ask HN: Why can't I delete my HN account?
  
• Ask HN: Uncommon but attainable programmer skillsets valued by employers?
  
• Ask HN: Where did you learn modular electronics?
  
• Ask HN: Anyone making money through algorithmic trading?
  
• Ask HN: Effective methods to fight depression?
  
• Ask HN: What has been your most rewarding job or project and why?
  
• Ask HN: Laid-off readers over 50, have you left the tech workforce?
  
• Ask HN: What are some examples of beautiful x86 assembly code?
  

Weekly Ask Hacker News for 2018-04-15 -- 2018-04-21

The 10 highest-rated "Ask HN" (or more generally, submissions without links) on Hacker News in the week ending April 21, 2018 which have not appeared on any previous Ask Hacker News Weekly are:

• Why is the FB leak getting more attention and momentum that the Equifax hack?
  
• Ask HN: How do you scale a one person consultancy to an agency?
  
• Ask HN: What are well designed SaaS websites?
  
• Tell HN: My best productivity hack
  
• Ask HN: Does SEO still work in 2018?
  
• Ask HN: Girlfriend is being shown ads depending on what we do together. How?
  
• Ask HN: What are some tech companies that do not use an open floor plan?
  
• Tell HN: Rejected from Y Combinator? Don't be upset or quit
  
• Ask HN: Are there any online trainings worth paying for?
  
• Ask HN: What tools do you use to automate your business?
  

Weekly Ask Hacker News for 2018-04-08 -- 2018-04-14

The 10 highest-rated "Ask HN" (or more generally, submissions without links) on Hacker News in the week ending April 14, 2018 which have not appeared on any previous Ask Hacker News Weekly are:

• Ask HN: Clever ways to run a media-heavy website on a budget?
  
• Ask HN: Are there any reasonable alternatives to MacBook Pro for developer?
  
• Ask HN: Recommendations for Peer to Peer Frameworks?
  
• Ask HN: How did you become fluent in English?
  
• Ask HN: Resources for catching up on modern JavaScript for Python/C++ Programmer
  
• Ask HN: What is the best Modern C++ MOOC?
  
• Ask HN: Those making over $300k/year, how did you achieve it?
  
• Ask HN: Organizing company knowledge?
  
• Ask HN: Alternatives to Reddit?
  
• Ask HN: What is your favourite tech talk?
  

Weekly Ask Hacker News for 2018-04-01 -- 2018-04-07

The 10 highest-rated "Ask HN" (or more generally, submissions without links) on Hacker News in the week ending April 07, 2018 which have not appeared on any previous Ask Hacker News Weekly are:

• Ask HN: How can felons find programming jobs?
  
• Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2018)
  
• Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2018)
  
• Ask HN: Who are your favourite people to follow on Mastodon?
  
• Tell HN: 17 years on the same game
  
• Ask HN: Why does P2P encrypted messaging still suck?
  
• Ask HN: What are the best MOOCs you've taken?
  
• Ask HN: What books do you keep on your desk?
  
• Ask HN: Do you have a software consultant or outsourcing horror story?
  
• Ask HN: How to self-learn electronics?
  

Weekly Ask Hacker News for 2018-03-25 -- 2018-03-31

The 10 highest-rated "Ask HN" (or more generally, submissions without links) on Hacker News in the week ending March 31, 2018 which have not appeared on any previous Ask Hacker News Weekly are:

• Ask HN: Weirdest hack that you ever saw in production?
  
• Ask HN: Are there any purely keyword-based search engines with no NLP?
  
• I would like to share 500 Data Structure and Algorithms problems
  
• Is libreoffice online a viable alternative to gdocs?
  
• Facebook–while it apologizes for scandal–funds campaign to block CA data-privacy
  
• Tell HN: Failing to log in to deactivated Facebook account has reactivated it
  
• Ask HN: Will HN allow account and comment deletions?
  
• Ask HN: Any recommended resources to develop system thinking?
  
• Ask HN: Strategies for mentoring junior developers?
  
• Ask HN: Examples of great landing pages?