Ask HN: Favorite blog in 2024? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Favorite blog in 2024?

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Post by MPSimmons » Mon, Jan 06, 2025, 12:01 AM UTC

I miss having a blog. I used to blog at https://standalone-sysadmin.com/ but it's been many years. I should get back into it.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite blog in 2024?

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Post by blazerunner » Mon, Jan 06, 2025, 12:02 AM UTC

Not new, but Josh W. Comeau's blog posts (https://www.joshwcomeau.com) on frontend and React are always next-level, you can tell there's passion in the details.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite blog in 2024?

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Post by tinthedev » Mon, Jan 06, 2025, 12:03 AM UTC

Quite a fun read more often than not: https://dynomight.net/

Takes all kinds of lifestyle and tech topics and nerds out about them thoroughly. If you've ever wanted to see mundane things overanalyzed and backed with solid facts, I recommend.

I don't necessarily agree with all their views, but I've always enjoyed an article and it's rarely if ever confidently wrong.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite blog in 2024?

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Post by davepeck » Mon, Jan 06, 2025, 12:11 AM UTC

I always enjoy reading Maggie Appleton's blog posts: https://maggieappleton.com

And I always learn from the very deep signal processing fun on Absorptions: https://www.windytan.com

Re: Ask HN: Favorite blog in 2024?

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Post by mminer » Mon, Jan 06, 2025, 12:18 AM UTC

I’m enjoying Citation Needed by Molly White for its coverage of the crypto world: https://www.citationneeded.news

Re: Ask HN: Favorite blog in 2024?

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Post by polishdude20 » Mon, Jan 06, 2025, 12:20 AM UTC

throwawaystress wrote: post #4

Simon Willison’s blog: https://simonwillison.net/ . How the heck does he have time to post all that amazing stuff, AND be coding open-source, AND have some kind of day job? My god, I wish I were that productive.

I mean there could be other things in his life he's prioritizing less?

Re: Ask HN: Favorite blog in 2024?

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Post by steerpike » Mon, Jan 06, 2025, 12:26 AM UTC

Jeremy Morrell apparently started a blog in 2024, wrote 3 posts for it, and each one of them would make my "top 5 blog posts of 2024" list.

https://jeremymorrell.dev/blog/

Re: Ask HN: Favorite blog in 2024?

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Post by powersnail » Mon, Jan 06, 2025, 12:30 AM UTC

polishdude20 wrote: post #16

throwawaystress wrote: post #4

Simon Willison’s blog: https://simonwillison.net/ . How the heck does he have time to post all that amazing stuff, AND be coding open-source, AND have some kind of day job? My god, I wish I were that productive.

I mean there could be other things in his life he's prioritizing less?

If I sit in front of a computer all the time I'm awake, I still wouldn't be able to be producing as much content as Simon Willison. My productivity would start to decline after 5~6 hours, and probably diminish after 8~9 hours. The consistency in his output is just magnificent and awe-inspiring.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite blog in 2024?

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Post by duxup » Mon, Jan 06, 2025, 12:32 AM UTC

mminer wrote: post #15

I’m enjoying Citation Needed by Molly White for its coverage of the crypto world: https://www.citationneeded.news

Serious question, how do you follow crypto news and not get kinda depressed about it?

I find the concept(s) and tech interesting, but crypto news is so full of drama and horrible people / acts it's hard to enjoy for me.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite blog in 2024?

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Post by gavmor » Mon, Jan 06, 2025, 12:33 AM UTC

I've found myself more than once referred to Nat Bennett's Simpler Machines; most recently: Why doesn't everyone do XP?[0].

0. https://www.simplermachines.com/why-doesnt-everyone-do-xp/