Ask HN: By what percentage has AI changed your output as a software engineer?

15 points by nomilk 10 months ago | 28 comments

How do you capture WHY engineering decisions were made, not just what?

27 points by zain__t 7 months ago | 32 comments

Ask HN: Go deep into AI/LLMs or just use them as tools?

128 points by pella_may 1 year ago | 84 comments

Ask HN: Trouble learning things I view as solutions looking for a problem

46 points by jumbojax 2 years ago | 38 comments

Show HN: Most users won't report bugs unless you make it stupidly easy

255 points by lakshikag 1 year ago | 159 comments

Ask HN: Teams using AI – how do you prevent it from breaking your codebase?

34 points by namanyayg 1 year ago | 39 comments

Ask HN: What side projects landed you a job?

443 points by jessehorne 2 years ago | 422 comments

Ask HN thread where users share side projects that helped them get hired and how the projects factored into interviews.

Ask HN: What is the best code base you ever worked on?

465 points by pcatach 2 years ago | 390 comments

Ask HN discussion thread where users describe the best codebases they have worked on and what made them good.

Ask HN: What are tools you have made for yourself since the advent of AI?

368 points by aryamaan 4 months ago | 589 comments

An Ask HN thread asking users what personal tools they have built since AI coding assistants became available, with early replies describing their projects.

Ask HN: Who else is working on nothing?

347 points by g4zj 2 years ago | 119 comments

An Ask HN thread where the poster describes losing curiosity and drive, focusing on personal issues, and asks if others are working on nothing.

Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)

368 points by david927 1 year ago | 1085 comments

Hacker News monthly Ask HN thread where users share the projects and ideas they are working on in April 2025.

Ask HN: How do you not take criticism of your work personally?

545 points by molly0 3 years ago | 565 comments

Ask HN thread where a developer asks how to avoid taking constructive criticism of their work, such as PR comments, personally.