The new section holds every item posted, regardless of wether it is a "Ask HN" or not. The new section is sorted according to the time of the post — most recent first.
The ask section holds every item that is not a link. Consequently, it contains this very post. However, it is sorted according to the HN algorithm [1], which means your post will not show up on the ask front page until it reaches a high enough score.
[1] No reference in mind, but there are a lot of posts about it here and there. Just ask around.
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[ 4.7 ms ] story [ 25.3 ms ] threadThe new section holds every item posted, regardless of wether it is a "Ask HN" or not. The new section is sorted according to the time of the post — most recent first.
The ask section holds every item that is not a link. Consequently, it contains this very post. However, it is sorted according to the HN algorithm [1], which means your post will not show up on the ask front page until it reaches a high enough score.
[1] No reference in mind, but there are a lot of posts about it here and there. Just ask around.