Ask HN: What has HN given you? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by sytse » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 2:31 AM UTC

kossae wrote: post #60

sytse wrote: post #31

It gave me a job, a company, and a sense of purpose. In 2012 I did a Show HN for GitLab.com https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4428278 Today we are 1800 contributors and a company of 220 on a mission to ensure that everyone can contribute.

You have definitely constructed a great piece of software. GitLab has been a godsend for development workflows at our organization, and I’ve been watching it since that same Show HN so congratulations! That’s a very inspiring example.

We did that. Thanks for using GitLab!

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by sahillavingia » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 2:32 AM UTC

My entire career.

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by gabythenerd » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 2:33 AM UTC

It got me interested in building software. I am currently studying with Platzi, a Y Combinator Company that gave me a scholarship for a whole year to learn about programming, personal branding and startups.

It has given me knowledge about interesting topics in the tech world. This has made talking to interesting people a lot easier.

This is a little more personal, but it has given me hope of having a better life in the future.

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by quickthrower2 » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 2:38 AM UTC

It's given me an eye on the tech world outside of my own country, and a sense of opinion on things outside of my immediate coworkers.

On the dark side it does give me shiny object syndrome - wanting to read up and know about a lot of things, and some inferior feelings as I see super successful people here, however I am moving on and being happy just to be a guy who enjoys coding, earning money for the family etc.

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by duck » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 2:39 AM UTC

frenchie4111 wrote: post #40

duck wrote: post #32

Beyond learning a lot of stuff that I don't think I would of been introduced to and/or thought about looking for, it has given me 8.5 years of my favorite side-project to date with http://hackernewsletter.com . With it I've met a ton of folks and the best company to work for that I could of asked for.

Just signed up! Thanks for making cool things

Thanks for subscribing! Would love to hear what you think about it after a couple issues.

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by dokem » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 2:41 AM UTC

sytse wrote: post #31

It gave me a job, a company, and a sense of purpose. In 2012 I did a Show HN for GitLab.com https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4428278 Today we are 1800 contributors and a company of 220 on a mission to ensure that everyone can contribute.

I just switched our small company over to gitlab over the last couple weeks. So far the experience has been great. It seems like a really solid piece of software.

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by theparanoid » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 2:42 AM UTC

Honestly, not much. Mostly, it's reinforced my switch from programming.

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by hemantv » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 2:44 AM UTC

Nice set of people to chat and comments are especially helpful.

Good reading list

Made me aware of silicon valley and startup when I was India, now I am here :)

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by hux_ » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 2:47 AM UTC

HN used to be a daily source of nourishment. But today it is a source of "informed bewilderment" like everything else on the web. Google the term. Understand it's consequences on you and the people around you.

Re: Ask HN: What has HN given you?

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Post by Redoubts » Mon, Feb 19, 2018, 2:47 AM UTC

sytse wrote: post #31

It gave me a job, a company, and a sense of purpose. In 2012 I did a Show HN for GitLab.com https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4428278 Today we are 1800 contributors and a company of 220 on a mission to ensure that everyone can contribute.

Gratz, man