Ask Hacker News Weekly

Weekly Ask Hacker News for 2018-09-23 -- 2018-09-29

The 10 highest-rated "Ask HN" (or more generally, submissions without links) on Hacker News in the week ending September 29, 2018 which have not appeared on any previous Ask Hacker News Weekly are:

• Ask HN: How much did you, as an employee, make when your startup exited?
  
• Ask HN: Better tools for the software requirements / scoping phase?
  
• Ask HN: What's the mission of your company and why does it matter?
  
• Ask HN: Best alternative to Gmail?
  
• Ask HN: What was the best decision you made in your career?
  
• Ask HN: What podcasts do you listen to regularly?
  
• Ask HN: Who here has built a profitable startup while keeping their day job?
  
• Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?
  
• Ask HN: Anyone from Google here? The new Gmail UI is painful
  
• Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time invested in mastering them?
  

Weekly Ask Hacker News for 2018-09-16 -- 2018-09-22

The 10 highest-rated "Ask HN" (or more generally, submissions without links) on Hacker News in the week ending September 22, 2018 which have not appeared on any previous Ask Hacker News Weekly are:

• Ask HN: How do I choose between a job offer from Google and a promising startup?
  
• Ask HN: Favorite teachers on YouTube?
  
• Ask HN: What topics/subjects are worth learning for a new software engineer?
  
• Ask HN: What is the dark side of working at a successful startup?
  
• Ask HN: Why did your startup fail and what did you learn?
  
• Ask HN: How did you get started as a freelancer?
  
• Ask HN: What made your favorite manager/supervisor/CEO so great?
  
• Ask HN: Did any Show HN posts turn into successful startups?
  
• Ask HN: What open source project, in your opinion, has the highest code quality?
  
• Ask HN: How to come up with monetizable side project ideas?
  

Weekly Ask Hacker News for 2018-09-09 -- 2018-09-15

The 10 highest-rated "Ask HN" (or more generally, submissions without links) on Hacker News in the week ending September 15, 2018 which have not appeared on any previous Ask Hacker News Weekly are:

• Ask HN: A modern day alternative to “JavaScript the good parts”?
  
• Ask HN: As a technical founder what is the best business book you've read?
  
• Ask HN: How to transition from academic programming to software engineering?
  
• Tell HN: Google requiring phone number to log into Chromebook
  
• Ask HN: Solutions for collaborative code review, pair programming?
  
• Google Photos API
  
• Ask HN: Washed up at 40 when you're crazy?
  
• Ask HN: What's a starting point for learning how to write programming languages?
  
• Ask HN: What was the one book that you read and it actually changed your life?
  
• Ask HN: How is Facebook's iOS app 491MB?
  

Weekly Ask Hacker News for 2018-09-02 -- 2018-09-08

The 10 highest-rated "Ask HN" (or more generally, submissions without links) on Hacker News in the week ending September 08, 2018 which have not appeared on any previous Ask Hacker News Weekly are:

• Ask HN: Is the new MacBook Pro worth its value for a developer?
  
• Ask HN: Do AI/ML companies actually have real customers?
  
• Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2018)
  
• Ask HN: What is the best API documentation you have ever seen?
  
• Ask HN: Types of questions to ask team members before accepting role?
  
• Ask HN: What are your favorite non-fiction books of all time?
  
• Ask HN: What methods and tools can I use to decrease my app churn?
  
• Ask HN: I'm 40 this year, and have depression. Any words of wisdom?
  
• Ask HN: Favorite books on how to be a good manager?
  
• Tell HN: Using Gmail? You will be force logged into Chrome
  

Weekly Ask Hacker News for 2018-08-26 -- 2018-09-01

The 10 highest-rated "Ask HN" (or more generally, submissions without links) on Hacker News in the week ending September 01, 2018 which have not appeared on any previous Ask Hacker News Weekly are:

• Ask HN: Ever had a “are we the baddies” moment?
  
• Ask HN: Which types of tech jobs are best for people that can't handle stress?
  
• Ask HN: Is it possible to get pigeonholed to certain company sizes/cultures?
  
• Ask HN: What websites do you check each morning?
  
• Tell HN: Braintree is no longer startup-friendly
  
• Ask HN: What are some of the best life hacks you use?
  
• Ask HN: Have you built a house?
  
• Ask HN: What do you struggle with?
  
• Ask HN: Which hackers should I be following these days?
  
• Ask HN: How to organize personal knowledge?