HN: 33K visitors = 32,500 random tire kickers. But it also = 500 new hackers

Re:HN: 33K visitors = 32,500 random tire kickers. But it als... by swombat on Thursday March 12, 2009 @10:31AM (#513461)

I think the whole erlang meme was amusing for a day, but it'd be very tedious if it repeated itself regularly.

I for one would be just as annoyed to see HN become purely programming/deep-tech oriented as I would be to find it turning into reddit/r/politics.

HN has a unique mix of contents that balances a lot of different interests. Please don't try to shove it one way or another.

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Re:HN: 33K visitors = 32,500 random tire kickers. But it als... by unalone on Thursday March 12, 2009 @10:56AM (#513503)

Here, here.

I'm not an extremely avid programmer. I code, but my interests lie more in design. As such, I find that when we get into deeper, more technical moments - absolutely yesterday, with Erlang - I find that I've got nothing to contribute. On the other hand, when the conversation stays more social - not meaning off-topic, but rather focused on interesting unrelated subjects, with discussions about design and site launching and site events - I'm able to contribute more.

On the other side of the coin are people who are more interested in programming and less interested in that stuff, and the best part of the community is that both types of people have a place to talk to one another.

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