Fun with analytics: pitting Hacker News and /r/programming against each other

Re:Fun with analytics: pitting Hacker News and /r/programmin... by ballstothewalls on Wednesday February 15, 2012 @01:30PM (#3595427)

I frequent Reddit and HN. Although I dont read /r/programming, I do subscribe to /r/economics, /r/business, /r/entrepreneurship and I can say that I am much more likely to read a full article on HN than anything I find on Reddit. It might have something to do with the fact that I give the HN community more credit for having legitimate conversations about topics that arent purely sensationalist. Or that I go to Reddit looking for funny crap and only occasionally come across something good. On the other hand, I go to HN looking for good stuff.

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Re:Fun with analytics: pitting Hacker News and /r/programmin... by Yhippa on Wednesday February 15, 2012 @02:15PM (#3595600)

Somehow this site has replaced Slashdot for me. The conversations are just as good if not a bit more neutral in tone. Also the articles are much fresher over here.

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Re:Fun with analytics: pitting Hacker News and /r/programmin... by bh42222 on Wednesday February 15, 2012 @02:48PM (#3595733)

The original reddit, the one where pg article still made it on the top of the one and only front page, replaced Slashdot for me.

Once reddit was taken over by trolls, HN replaced reddit.

And now, it's HN with a small selection of sub-reddits with tiny and/or strictly moderated communities.

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Re:Fun with analytics: pitting Hacker News and /r/programmin... by robododo on Wednesday February 15, 2012 @02:50PM (#3595742)

s/just as//

In all seriousness, when people ask me what HN is, I reply "It's like /. when it was relevant". Thank you for being here, HN.

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Re:Fun with analytics: pitting Hacker News and /r/programmin... by pippy on Wednesday February 15, 2012 @03:21PM (#3595870)

>HN community more credit for having legitimate conversations about topics that arent purely sensationalist

/r/programming has massive issues with its userbase, they're opinionated and uneducated which is a disastrous combination. If you want to be with a supportive, interesting community you're better to stick to the languages subreddit (/r/python and /r/ruby are great) or HN. HN is superior in the fact it covers a broader range of topics.

As you mentioned reddit is great for entertainment, but not anything serious.

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Re:Fun with analytics: pitting Hacker News and /r/programmin... by Inufu on Wednesday February 15, 2012 @02:49PM (#3595739)

Exactly. Though /r/netsec is quite good, and /r/AskScience is pretty interesting at times. Also, /r/TrueReddit :)

Still, the percentage of articles I read is way higher on HN.

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Re:Fun with analytics: pitting Hacker News and /r/programmin... by icebraining on Wednesday February 15, 2012 @02:59PM (#3595775)

On the fun side, I love /r/ExplainLikeImCalvin/ ;)

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