Product Hunt
Focus: product discovery, tools and reviews. Shares startups and community with Hacker News. Same 4.6 rating.
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Community
Hacker News
Y Combinator's community news site for tech, startups and Show HN launches.
Rating
4.6 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
Web
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What is Hacker News?
Hacker News is a free, community-ranked feed of links and discussions about programming, startups and science, run by Y Combinator. Makers can share what they built in a Show HN post at no cost, and the comment threads are a good place for honest feedback.
Pros: what Hacker News does well
- Free Show HN launches
- High-quality technical discussion
- Fast, minimal design
Cons: where it falls short
- Feedback can be blunt
- Hard to get noticed on busy days
Who Hacker News is for
Developers and founders who want to keep up with tech and launch to a technical audience.
Who can skip it
Anyone looking for a polished, mainstream news app.
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