Ask HN: What is the most impactful thing you've ever built?

Re:Ask HN: What is the most impactful thing you've ever built? by unwind on Friday November 18, 2022 @04:54PM (#33662903)

Not sure if it counts as building something concrete (I have been programming commercially for ~20 years so I'm pretty sure there's something if I dig) but does Stack Overflow impact count? I have over 6,000 answers posted and a calculated reach/impact of over 50 million people. That sometimes makes me smile and feel that I have contributed something.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the most impactful thing you've ever built? by djmips on Friday November 18, 2022 @07:58PM (#33665404)

Yes that counts.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the most impactful thing you've ever built? by unwind on Saturday November 19, 2022 @01:38AM (#33667633)

Thanks! :)

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Re:Ask HN: What is the most impactful thing you've ever built? by HaZeust on Saturday November 19, 2022 @01:00PM (#33672729)

100% counts! Keep rocking!

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Re:Ask HN: What is the most impactful thing you've ever built? by wan_ala on Monday November 21, 2022 @12:05AM (#33689010)

What languages? I might have used some of your code lol

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Re:Ask HN: What is the most impactful thing you've ever built? by unwind on Monday November 21, 2022 @04:04AM (#33690434)

The vast majority of my answers are in C. Not sure how to filter out and count them, though. Fun if you have! :)

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Re:Ask HN: What is the most impactful thing you've ever built? by wan_ala on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @12:10PM (#33708085)

Cool! C is my main language

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