Ask HN: Is there more, like HN?

4 points·chris_engel··8 comments

I wonder if there are other networks like Hackernews in the web. Maybe more language and/or location specific?

I stumbled across HN quite a while ago and following it constantly since then. It is fascinating how this network made me a better coder, get more creative and even quit my job and start an own company together with a friend.

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Any specific language or platform you're looking for? If you were to say perl, I'd say to have a look at perlmonks.org, reddit.com/r/perl, and others.

Which other networks are you familiar with? Slashdot or StackOverflow? Maybe take it to IRC and idle a few channels relevant to your interests?

Yeah - if you are interested in sea kayaking try - http://www.seakayakwales.com/NewsFrontPage.aspx - all sea kayaking items - Wales is a start point.

We are just getting rolling

http://lamernews.com/

Reddit is HN for juveniles.

Not sure this should be downvoted. HN is definitely more intellectual. Reddit might have intellectual parts, but it's mostly a meme engine with random interesting facts

IMO reddit is 90% 4chan 10% HN/stackoverflow/mathoverflow.

Reddit has a lot of serious subreddits related to HN. I Like ruby, javascript, rails, startups, programming, webdev, and web_design. Just go reddit.com/r/redditname

I second reddit.com

Additionally, stackoverflow.com has really informative ongoing posts that are language specific

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