r/hackernews is a subreddit with 102k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses ask hn, new, job, software, and looking for a co founder.
A mirror of the front page of Hacker News.
Popular Themes in r/hackernews
#1
Self-Promotion
: "Show HN: Strata – an expressive semantic layer that can say no to your LLM"
3 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Memory Companies Have Destroyed the Consumer Market"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Moist-Electric Wallpaper for Indoor Energy Harvesting and Humidity Management"
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Tesla takes on $30B in credit as it approaches unprofitability"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Vermont replacing power plants with home batteries"
2 posts
#6
Solution Requests
: "CHOMPI portable sampler instrument is now open-source (hardware and software)"
1 post
#7
Advice Requests
: "Dear Software Makers"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/hackernews
#1
Ask Hn
10 posts
#2
New
6 posts
#3
Job
4 posts
#4
Software
4 posts
#5
Looking For A Co Founder
4 posts
#6
Cofounder
4 posts
#7
Book
3 posts
#8
Open Source
: "EDG C++ Compiler is Open Source"
3 posts
#9
Algorithms
2 posts
#10
Tools
2 posts
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Yearly
+9k members(9.9%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026