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Ask HN: What are some other online communities?

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Post by danecjensen »

I love Hacker News and will always be a user. But the community has a very narrow interest/belief set. I'd like to read some other opinions and get a more diverse opinion on the internet.

What I really want to know is where do people that don't care about starting a business or developing software hang out on the internet.

Re: Ask HN: What are some other online communities?

#2

Post by david_shaw »

You might want to checkout Stack Overflow and the community of programmers that converse there. There's a whole network of related sites, too, and there is some really great discussion there. If it's partially the comments that attract you to HN, then you'll probably like Stack Overflow.

Re: Ask HN: What are some other online communities?

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Post by bartonfink »

I used to like the Joel on Software fora about 2-3 years ago. They weren't overly technical, but they had more than a few people who always seemed to have something interesting to say (Bored Bystander comes to mind). Unfortunately, Joel killed them off for varying reasons and I haven't found a good substitute since. There's still one focused on ISV development called Business of Software, and I think the Bingo Card guy (Patrick McKenzie?) posts there quite a bit.

Some of the other Joel posters went to a place called CrazyOnTap, but I wouldn't recommend that. It makes YouTube comments look sane.

Re: Ask HN: What are some other online communities?

#7

Post by wolfparade »

bartonfink wrote: post #6

I used to like the Joel on Software fora about 2-3 years ago. They weren't overly technical, but they had more than a few people who always seemed to have something interesting to say (Bored Bystander comes to mind). Unfortunately, Joel killed them off for varying reasons and I haven't found a good substitute since. There's still one focused on ISV development called Business of Software, and I think the Bingo Card g…

Maybe we could find a Coen brothers movie community to be a part of.

Re: Ask HN: What are some other online communities?

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Post by bartonfink »

wolfparade wrote: post #7
bartonfink wrote: post #6

I used to like the Joel on Software fora about 2-3 years ago. They weren't overly technical, but they had more than a few people who always seemed to have something interesting to say (Bored Bystander comes to mind). Unfortunately, Joel killed them off for varying reasons and I haven't found a good substitute since. There's still one focused on ISV development called Business of Software, and I think the Bingo Card g…

Maybe we could find a Coen brothers movie community to be a part of.

Sign me up. I'd love to know what the hell A Serious Man was really about.
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