r/hackernews is a subreddit with 100k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and ideas, and the community frequently discusses hate, worst, ask hn, struggling, and programming.
A mirror of the front page of Hacker News.
Popular Themes in r/hackernews
#1
News
: "Godot will no longer accept AI-authored code contributions"
26 posts
#2
Ideas
: "We Are the Last People Who Know How It Works"
17 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Have you restarted your computer this week?"
5 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "The Internet I Grew Up with Doesn't Exist Anymore"
3 posts
#5
Solution Requests
: "The Safari MCP server for web developers"
2 posts
#6
Money Talk
: "Monetization Gateway"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/hackernews
#1
Hate
17 posts
#2
Worst
14 posts
#3
Ask Hn
10 posts
#4
Struggling
10 posts
#5
Programming
8 posts
#6
Ai
: "The short leash Ai coding method for beating Fable"
8 posts
#7
Annoying
7 posts
#8
Tired
7 posts
#9
New
6 posts
#10
Claude
: "Claude Sonnet 5"
6 posts
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Yearly
+9k members(10.1%)
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Last updated: July 3, 2026