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  1. Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2026)

    Share your information if you are looking for work. Please use this format: Location: Remote: Willing to relocate: Technologies: Résumé/CV: Email: Please only post if you are personally looking for work. Agencies,…

    10 points by whoishiring 807
  2. Ask HN: Why is Ask HN only showing me 14 posts?

    I'd have swear before there were more and even a more button at the bottom

    7 points by Gooblebrai 32
  3. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2026)

    Please state the location and include REMOTE for remote work, REMOTE (US) or similar if the country is restricted, and ONSITE when remote work is not an option. Please only post if you personally are part of the hiring…

    6 points by whoishiring 568
  4. Ask HN: A plea to help me help my father

    My mother died in a car accident yesterday. To my great regret, I had constantly been putting off seeing her for years, and it leaves me deeply stricken that not only did she die with nobody at her side, but that she…

    4 points by 10917887 3
  5. Ask HN: If the models are so good, why doesn't OpenAI just start 100 companies?

    Title is a bit of an exaggeration but the question is more: if the frontier models are so good, why even sell them as your primary money maker? Couldn't OpenAI or Anthropic make a lot more money by just starting…

    4 points by ex-aws-dude 692
  6. Ask HN: Best value/money AI coding plan bundle?

    I've been considering subscribing to a bundle from one of the purveyors of AI coding tools. I currently have access to ChatGPT Pro, GitHub Copilot, etc. I've used Claude Code, but can't really distinguish the vibes…

    3 points by anoojb 6
  7. Ask HN: Resources for best practices in software development with AI?

    What resources (authors, podcasts, books, etc) do you follow to keep up with best practices, patterns, methodologies, for software development with AI? There is so much noise that I want to know a few trusted resources…

    3 points by sergio-gdr 6
  8. Ask HN: Are you hesitant to install vibe-coded apps?

    The thing is in the past there can be supply chain attacks but when its an actual programmer creating the software there is at least a chance for them to notice if something is up. But if the app is not even created by…

    3 points by ex-aws-dude 38
  9. Ask HN: Financial Audit of DuckDuckGo?

    Duckduckgo has really expanded their offerings, including AI search results. This seems expensive. It makes me suspicious that it could be a honeypot or something. Where do they get their money?

    3 points by giantg2 4
  10. Ask HN: Many SWEngs out there are considering re-training

    Question is what it says on the tin. I've been mulling over the state of the industry and where I believe it to be going, and while I believe there will still be a role for us SWEng's in the future, I believe there will…

    3 points by jrowilliams 23
  11. Ask HN: Why people keep posting AI-generated projects around the Internet?

    Programming-related subreddits and other media platforms are current flooded by the waterfall of AI-generated projects. A typical post contains a problem description and the link to GitHub repo created just recently…

    3 points by Eliah_Lakhin 13
  12. Ask HN: Are we giving away our civilization?

    Anthropic: > We’re opening a research preview of Claude Duet, a new app where Claude works as a proactive agent. > It comes to you with what needs your attention, completes tasks you ask of it, keeps working when you…

    3 points by bigwheels 10
  13. Ask HN: Why a Great Product Won't Succeed Without a Community

    I'm really tired, fed up, and angry. You can create the best product in the world, but people always choose what their favorite influencers tell them to. People don’t make their own decisions anymore; they always think…

    3 points by gonzar79 8
  14. Ask HN: Why HN dosen't have bot problem?

    I always admired simplicity of this website. With that simplicity, I am wondering how they protect against bots spamming?

    3 points by solarpunk_enthu 8
  15. Ask HN: Is vibe coding bad for SaaS projects?

    Hi iam upcoming developer and is it possible succuss with vibe coding saas projects

    3 points by gsngsn 9
  16. Ask HN: Everyone was Jev-maxxing. Why not CDMs now?

    Just a few weeks ago, all that my feed had was people JEV-maxxing. Everywhere, on every platform, every other post, just JEV. Then we got these CDMs from ScaleDown, which not only classify like jev but also do…

    3 points by rearview 3
  17. Ask HN: Build a hive mind where strangers continue each other's conversations?

    It seems that the tech to do so is already available today. Imagine engaging in small talk with a stranger and then a few minutes later another stranger approaches you to continue the conversation. After 10 or so such…

    3 points by amichail 1
  18. Ask HN: Do people who use AIs, ChatGPT and Claude stop thinking for themselves?
    3 points by roschdal 7
  19. Ask HN: Only one link appearing on HN?
    3 points by datas 5
  20. Ask HN: What are your career plans in the age of AI?

    I expect more and more professions getting affected in the next 3 to 5 years, not all on the positive side. Software dev is already changing. What are your plans? Are you planning to quit software altogether? Or stop…

    3 points by akudha 24
  21. Ask HN: If you had an unlimited token budget, what would you build?
    3 points by lyton 3
  22. Ask HN: Am I the only dev who, with the advent if AI, want to work in a forest?

    Am I the only software engineer who, with the advent of AI, is thinking about going to work in a forest, surrounded by nature, to change completely life prospective?

    3 points by aledevv 28
  23. Ask HN: Are iPhones the Handheld Version of Flock?
    2 points by dfps 5
  24. Ask HN: My Apple ID Is Locked for a Week, Apple is a Single Point of Failure

    My Apple ID was locked by Apple Oct 3rd. I got an automated email stating that I will receive further instructions for account recovery Oct 10th, a week of pain. There is zero human escalation path, no phone number to…

    2 points by akg_67 7
  25. Ask HN: What is the main bottleneck facing Agentic AI today?

    Hey guys, today I read a statistic that showed that Agentic traffic surpassed human traffic on the internet and that statistic was very shocking to me. At the same time I saw another statistic that showed only 10% of…

    2 points by Francis221 32