Hacker News Data Analysis
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Hacker News Data Analysis
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#2My takeaway --- from the fact that Matt Might's domain is second only to pg's --- is that you should write up easy to understand lecture notes on deep PL-related topics.
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#3Granted, it is natural to want people to hear what you have to say, but I did not think the reason for posting on HN was so you could try to make it to the front page. The blog post could have been titled "How I'm trying to get my submissions to the front page of HN".
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#4My takeaway --- from the fact that Matt Might's domain is second only to pg's --- is that you should write up easy to understand lecture notes on deep PL-related topics.
The fact that this story went straight to the top suggests that a meta-post about HN is the way to go.
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#5My interpretation of how this one shot right to the top: Hacker News loves posts about itself. :)
Nice analysis - the user engagement stats were very different from what I was expecting (I think I would have agreed with Jake before I saw the data).
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#6I suspect the NYT/WSJ gap is more a result of WSJ's much more restrictive paywall.
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#7you say the two possible reasons you are not making the front page are: your content is weak, or people's taste's have changed. The fact that the number of submissions has not changed suggest to me a third and more plausible option: The quality of submissions, and therefore the competition for the "front page" has increased.
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#8If you look at my submission history of my blog then I think it's clear that HN likes things that are original and/or well thought out. My weaker blog posts go nowhere, but ones that are detailed make it. So, if there's a formula for appearing on HN, it's write something original and/or deep.
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#9you say the two possible reasons you are not making the front page are: your content is weak, or people's taste's have changed. The fact that the number of submissions has not changed suggest to me a third and more plausible option: The quality of submissions, and therefore the competition for the "front page" has increased.
great point
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#10If you look at my submission history of my blog then I think it's clear that HN likes things that are original and/or well thought out. My weaker blog posts go nowhere, but ones that are detailed make it. So, if there's a formula for appearing on HN, it's write something original and/or deep.
And then hope some people see it before it gets pushed from the "new" page, after which it doesn't matter how original or deep it is.