Still remember proggit was shit and people created r/coding.
Moderation changed that.
Re:Ask HN: What are some alternatives to HN?
by sixthloginorso on Tuesday February 18, 2014 @12:05PM
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There's barely any blogspam anymore on proggit, and if some manages to get through, it gets the customary tar-and-feathers treatment which even good submissions receive, only with more abundant, and hotter tar.
http://reddit.com/r/programming
http://reddit.com/r/linux
http://reddit.com/r/python
http://reddit.com/r/django
etc...