Hacker News

The premier social news aggregator for the startup and technology community, operated directly by Y Combinator.

Hacker News (HN) is a social news site launched in February 2007 by Paul Graham (Y Combinator co-founder). It functions as a news aggregator focused on computer science and entrepreneurship, specifically targeting 'anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity' (per its guidelines). The platform is owned and managed by the influential startup incubator Y Combinator. HN maintains a distinct culture and moderation policy: new users must earn 501 'karma' points before they can downvote content, a mechanism designed to preserve high-quality discourse and prevent the 'Eternal September' effect. The site features user-submitted links, 'Ask HN' threads for questions, and 'Show HN' posts for project launches, making it a critical hub for founders and developers.

https://news.ycombinator.com