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== Archives == | == Archives == | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/HackerNewsStoriesAndCommentsDump Dump of Hacker News stories and comments up to 2014-05-29] (compressed JSON files), made through one of HN's official API. Total: ~10.7GB uncompressed. More info | * [https://archive.org/details/HackerNewsStoriesAndCommentsDump Dump of Hacker News stories and comments up to 2014-05-29] (compressed JSON files), made through one of HN's official API. Total: ~10.7GB uncompressed. More info from the {{url|1=http://shitalshah.com/p/downloading-all-of-hacker-news-posts-and-comments/|2=maker of the dump}}. | ||
* Some comments and threads are also available on [https://archive.today/news.ycombinator.com archive.is], including some that were lost during a | * Some comments and threads are also available on [https://archive.today/news.ycombinator.com archive.is], including some that were lost during a {{url|1=https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7069013|2=system crash}}. | ||
== Site structure == | == Site structure == | ||
* Official API docs available at https://github.com/HackerNews/API | * Official API docs available at {{url|https://github.com/HackerNews/API}} | ||
** Older API at https://hn.algolia.com/api | ** Older API at {{url|https://hn.algolia.com/api}} | ||
* "The site has a proactive attitude in moderating content, including automated flame and spam detectors." Comments made by hellbanned users are not viewable by other users, unless they have checked the "showdead" option in their profile. | * "The site has a proactive attitude in moderating content, including automated flame and spam detectors." Comments made by hellbanned users are not viewable by other users, unless they have checked the "showdead" option in their profile. | ||
** Example hellbanned user: https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=TempleOS | ** Example hellbanned user: {{url|https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=TempleOS}} | ||
** Dead comments can also be accessed through the official API. For example, https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/7865614.json | ** Dead comments can also be accessed through the official API. For example, {{url|https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/7865614.json}} | ||
* Threads and comments are accessible via the same URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=ID | * Threads and comments are accessible via the same URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=ID | ||
** Each ID seems to be incremental. For example, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1 is the very first thread. | ** Each ID seems to be incremental. For example, {{url|https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1}} is the very first thread. | ||
** The very first comment seems to be https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15 | ** The very first comment seems to be {{url|https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15}} | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* https://news.ycombinator.com | * {{url|https://news.ycombinator.com}} | ||
* | * {{url|1=http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/18/the-evolution-of-hacker-news/|2=The Evolution Of Hacker News}} | ||
* | * {{url|1=http://arclanguage.org/install|2=Arc Source Code}} (includes basic Hacker News setup) | ||
** | ** {{url|1=https://github.com/arclanguage/anarki|2=Community-managed fork of Arc}} | ||
{{Navigation box}} | {{Navigation box}} |
Revision as of 07:42, 29 December 2015
Hacker News | |
Hacker News mainpage on 2014-10-23 | |
URL | https://news.ycombinator.com |
Status | Online! |
Archiving status | Not saved yet |
Archiving type | Unknown |
IRC channel | #archiveteam-bs (on hackint) |
Hacker News is a social news website for programmers and entrepreneurs. It is run by the startup incubator Y Combinator.
Vital Signs
Originally started as a demonstration of the Arc programming language by Y Combinator's co-founder Paul Graham, it has increasingly been getting more and more attention over the years. Probably won't disappear anytime soon without significant notice.
Archives
- Dump of Hacker News stories and comments up to 2014-05-29 (compressed JSON files), made through one of HN's official API. Total: ~10.7GB uncompressed. More info from the maker of the dump[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb].
- Some comments and threads are also available on archive.is, including some that were lost during a system crash[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb].
Site structure
- Official API docs available at https://github.com/HackerNews/API[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- Older API at https://hn.algolia.com/api[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- "The site has a proactive attitude in moderating content, including automated flame and spam detectors." Comments made by hellbanned users are not viewable by other users, unless they have checked the "showdead" option in their profile.
- Example hellbanned user: Example[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]URL not specified; if the URL contains an = please prefix it with 1= so it is not treated as a named template parameter
- Dead comments can also be accessed through the official API. For example, https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/7865614.json[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- Threads and comments are accessible via the same URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=ID
- Each ID seems to be incremental. For example, Example[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]URL not specified; if the URL contains an = please prefix it with 1= so it is not treated as a named template parameter is the very first thread.
- The very first comment seems to be Example[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]URL not specified; if the URL contains an = please prefix it with 1= so it is not treated as a named template parameter
External Links
- https://news.ycombinator.com[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- The Evolution Of Hacker News[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb]
- Arc Source Code[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb] (includes basic Hacker News setup)