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'''Hacker News''' is a ] website that caters to programmers and entrepreneurs, delivering content related to ] and ]. It is run by ]'s investment fund and startup incubator, ], and is different from other social news websites in that there is no option to down vote submissions; submissions can either be voted up or not voted on at all, although spam submissions can be flagged. In contrast, comments can be down voted after a user accumulates sufficient "karma" or points gained when submissions or comments are voted up. In general, content that can be submitted is defined as "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity".<ref>{{cite news | ||
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| Type of site | News aggregator |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Y Combinator |
| Founder(s) | Paul Graham |
| URL | news |
| Registration | Free |
Hacker News is a social news website that caters to programmers and entrepreneurs, delivering content related to computer science and entrepreneurship. It is run by Paul Graham's investment fund and startup incubator, Y Combinator, and is different from other social news websites in that there is no option to down vote submissions; submissions can either be voted up or not voted on at all, although spam submissions can be flagged. In contrast, comments can be down voted after a user accumulates sufficient "karma" or points gained when submissions or comments are voted up. In general, content that can be submitted is defined as "anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity".
History
The site was created by Paul Graham in February 2007. Initially it was called Startup News or occasionally News.YC. On August 14, 2007 it became known by its current name. It developed as a project of his company Y Combinator, functioning as a real-world application of the Arc programming language which Graham co-developed.
The intention was to recreate a community similar to the early days of Reddit.
Graham has stated he hopes to avoid the Eternal September that results in the general decline of intelligent discourse within a community.
References
- Graham, Paul. "Hacker News Guidelines". Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- "Startup News Becomes Hacker News".
- "What I've Learned from Hacker News".
- "The Fluff Principle and other thoughts on community".
- "Hacker News News".
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