Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hacker-Dict.com: The Hacker Dictionary launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Hackr.io▲368

   Product Hunt for Online Programming Courses & Tutorials

   2015 · hackr.io · its alternatives →

2. 2HN
   Hacker News Clone – Clojure, GraphQL Learning Project▲179

   I have ported "The Fullstack Tutorial for GraphQL" series, https://www.howtographql.com/, from Javascript to Clojure/script. Blog post: https://promesante.github.io/2019/08/14/clojure_graphql_full... Source code GitHub repo: https://github.com/promesante/hn-clj-pedestal-re-frame Suggestions and corrections, more than welcome.

   2019 · its alternatives →

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   I built a Hacker News userscript to make this site more legible▲102

   My personal itch to scratch just recently has been the umpteen formatting foibles of HackerNews. So, in the spirit of making the web more personal again, I knocked up a TamperMonkey userscript to fix up the worst of my personal bugbears. This isn't an attempt at a complete rebrand/redesign of the site, instead it's just fixing up what I think are the biggest design/readability issues whilst trying to remain true to the site's existing aesthetic. Key features: * Base font size increased * A little more room around headings * Top menu bar is full-width and with a little more padding…

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Hacksy by Decoded▲175

   Check if your data has been leaked & get a better password

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   hack.css▲174

   The CSS framework for hackers

   2016 · hackcss.com · its alternatives →

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   HackerBracket▲219

   A community for sharing hacks

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   hackerdictionary.com▲77

   The worlds largest source of tech slang.

   2020 · hackerdictionary.com · its alternatives →

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   Todo for hackers▲101

   CLI Todo app for hackers

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Hackerhub.org▲101

   2011 · hackerhub.org · its alternatives →

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    Indie Hackers Wiki▲107

    Your ultimate Indie Hackers resource hub

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    A news aggregator for the Python community written in Python/Django▲106

    A Hacker News lookalike written in Python/Django, powering https://news.python.sc - sebst/pythonic-news

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12CI
    Clojure in the Open – simple tasks from open-source projects▲81

    2014 · longstorm.org · its alternatives →

13. 13MW
    My weekend hack, a Bejeweled bot in Clojure with attempt at AI▲14

    2010 · ique.github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14HN
    Hacker News Git Blame▲66

    One night I was deep in a rabbit hole, reading old HN comments. I eventually ended up scraping a bunch of usernames and building a game! Please suggest any other users who you'd want to see/upstanding members of the community who deserve to be featured.

    2023 · hngitblame.com · its alternatives →

15. 15SH
    Seattle Hacks - Online Dev Resources Powered by GH Pages, Jekyll & JSON▲17

    2013 · seattlehacks.com · its alternatives →

16. 16AC
    A Cryptic Hunt Website▲17

    Hi HN!, We're a group of High Schooler's who have made a website for an international cryptic hunt we have been organizing. Everything has been built from the ground up and has been open sourced. We'd love feedback on our work. And if it interests you, feel free to register and try a level or two! URL: https://halocrypt.com/ Source: https://github.com/halocrypt We're particularly proud of our frontend, since we have used a framework we built ourselves!

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17MH
    Mac Hacks Wiki – A central repo for your ‘default writes’▲27

    2015 · machacks.whiskykilo.com · its alternatives →

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    hack.guides()▲6

    A developer community for writing technical guides

    2016 · pluralsight.com · its alternatives →

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    Hackertuah: A Hacker News CLI Built in Rust▲7

    You may have seen this earlier with it's initial release: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42056334 Now new features: Instant search/filter: Press / or use the command palette to filter stories as you type Command Palette: Press Ctrl+K to access all commands, including search, section switching, and more Options menu for each story (summarize, open, close) Section switching: Top, Ask, Show, Jobs Easy install & run with Cargo Feedback, comments, feature requests welcome.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    An example web app (board game) for learning ClojureScript▲8

    A nontrivial example for ClojureScript + Firebase. - jacobobryant/mystery-cows

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Bored Hackers – A threaded-realtime chat community▲20

    GitHub is where people build software. More than 150 million people use GitHub to discover, fork, and contribute to over 420 million projects.

    2018 · spectrum.chat · its alternatives →

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    Pastes.sh – A Pastebin for Hackers▲5

    a pastebin for hackers

    2023 · pastes.sh · its alternatives →

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    Hacker Terminal by eFounders▲11

    A cool initiative to find the best developers for your team

    2016 · efounders.co · its alternatives →

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    Hacker News clone written in Clojure(Script)▲6

    Clojure News Web Application - (Hacker News Clone) - ertugrulcetin/ClojureNews

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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