Ask Hacker News Weekly

Weekly Ask Hacker News for 2023-01-22 -- 2023-01-28

The 10 highest-rated "Ask HN" (or more generally, submissions without links) on Hacker News in the week ending January 28, 2023 which have not appeared on any previous Ask Hacker News Weekly are:

• Ask HN: Those making $500+/month on side projects in 2023 – Show and tell
  
• Ask HN: Has anyone fully attempted Bret Victor's vision?
  
• Ask HN: How do ADHD people cope on here?
  
• Tell HN: Thank you for being fast, almost ad-free and text-only
  
• Tell HN: Whole Yandex Git repository leaked
  
• Ask HN: What would be your stack if you are building an MVP today?
  
• Ask HN: What have you created that deserves a second chance on HN?
  
• Tell HN: Confluent laying off 8% of staff
  
• Ask HN: Those making $0/month or less on side projects – Show and tell
  
• Ask HN: Why Is Everything Declining?
  

Weekly Ask Hacker News for 2023-01-15 -- 2023-01-21

The 10 highest-rated "Ask HN" (or more generally, submissions without links) on Hacker News in the week ending January 21, 2023 which have not appeared on any previous Ask Hacker News Weekly are:

• Ask HN: We found a cracked version of our software on the web, now what?
  
• Ask HN: How do you trust that your personal machine is not compromised?
  
• Ask HN: Books that teach programming by building a series of small projects?
  
• Ask HN: Has anyone worked at the US National Labs before?
  
• Ask HN: With recent layoffs, how would you advise new grads entering the market?
  
• Ask HN: Why are toggle switches replacing checkboxes? Isn't on/off less obvious?
  
• Ask HN: Math books that made you significantly better at math?
  
• Tell HN: It is impossible to disable Google 2FA using backup codes
  
• Ask HN: Where are all the parties?
  
• Tell HN: Sometimes you don't realise how bad something is until you leave
  

Weekly Ask Hacker News for 2023-01-08 -- 2023-01-14

The 10 highest-rated "Ask HN" (or more generally, submissions without links) on Hacker News in the week ending January 14, 2023 which have not appeared on any previous Ask Hacker News Weekly are:

• I don't read web articles anymore, but I read books
  
• Ask HN: What are the foundational texts for learning about AI/ML/NN?
  
• Tell HN: Airbnb has no system in place when a host cancels on a renter
  
• Ask HN: What's your favorite illustration in computer science?
  
• Ask HN: I'm 40 and feel my mental ability declining. Programming seems harder.
  
• Ask HN: What do you talk about in 1-on-1s with your managers?
  
• Ask HN: Strategies for working with engineers that are too smart?
  
• Ask HN: Is TypeScript worth it?
  
• Twitter's API is down?
  
• Ask HN: Do you hate software engineering but love programming?
  

Weekly Ask Hacker News for 2023-01-01 -- 2023-01-07

The 10 highest-rated "Ask HN" (or more generally, submissions without links) on Hacker News in the week ending January 07, 2023 which have not appeared on any previous Ask Hacker News Weekly are:

• Tell HN: Happy New Year
  
• Ask HN: Concepts that clicked only years after you first encountered them?
  
• Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2023)
  
• Airbnb removed my negative review
  
• Tell HN: GitHub is partially blocked in India
  
• Update: Stripe is holding over $400k of mine with no explanation [resolved]
  
• Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again?
  
• Ask HN: What's on your home server?
  
• Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022
  
• Tell HN: Vim users, `:x` is like `:wq` but writes only when changes are made
  

Weekly Ask Hacker News for 2022-12-25 -- 2022-12-31

The 10 highest-rated "Ask HN" (or more generally, submissions without links) on Hacker News in the week ending December 31, 2022 which have not appeared on any previous Ask Hacker News Weekly are:

• Ask HN: Learn C in 2023?
  
• Ask HN: What to do with a coffee plantation with about 8000 trees?
  
• Tell HN: Everyone should have a holiday dinner this year
  
• Ask HN: What are your predictions for 2023?
  
• Amazon rescinding the offer while I am on the notice period
  
• Tell HN: Thank You
  
• Ask HN: What's a build vs. buy decision that you got wrong?
  
• It's easier and faster to pirate an e-book, than it is to buy it
  
• Stripe is holding over $400k of mine with no explanation
  
• Tell HN: Google Cloud lets anyone add you to a project without your permission