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24 alternatives to Hacksplaining

COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY TRAINING FOR DEVELOPERS Hacksplaining

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hacksplaining launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   hack.css▲174

   The CSS framework for hackers

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hacker News API▲318

   Hacker News now has an API. Awesome. :)

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Challenge Hunt▲94

   Explore coding contests, hackathons from around the world

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4BE
   Browser Extension to Refine the HN Experience▲259

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   HackerWeb▲88

   A simple and readable Hacker News app

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6HF
   HackerNew for Chrome▲150

   I've been working on and off on a Chrome Extension for Hacker News, the extension focusses on improved usability rather than design. I can almost guarantee that after a day you won't want to go back to regular Hacker News. Give it a try, features include: - Improved readability - Quick inline replies from comments page - Quick profiles with social network info when hovering over usernames - Filtering of stories based on terms and phrases / domain or user - Endless scrolling - Collapsible comment threads - Social sharing for Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Buffer Forks, improvements and comments…

   2012 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hackevents▲188

   The world's largest hackathon search engine 🚀

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Font Face Ninja▲196

   Browser extension to quickly find the webfonts a site uses

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   HackerCouch▲188

   Couchsurfing for hackers, by hackers

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    HackerBracket▲219

    A community for sharing hacks

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Hackathons▲133

    The Tripadvisor of hackathon events

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Ha.ckathon▲170

    Find the right Hackathons for you!

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    CodeCode Ninja▲114

    Flashcards for programmers

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Larder▲81

    Bookmarking for developers

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15HN
    Hacker News user experience enhancement browser extension▲153

    Hello everyone! This is a browser extension that attempts to enhance Hacker News user experience, while your data is kept secure, and private (never leaves the browser). Browsers have evolved significantly since doing a v1 back in 2010, which was one of the contributing factors, for attempting a complete re-take few months ago. Personally, I was surprised how useful it turned out to be when browsing around HN. On the linked page you can find install link(s) from web-browser stores, and demo video/screenshots of the features[1] What do you think ? [1] including, browsing content with…

    2023 · carina.app · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hacker News Stack▲138

    Focus on the really fresh and unread news in Hacker News.

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tech Stories Tab by Hacker Noon▲129

    Human-curated Hacker Noon stories in your new tab.

    2020 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Design for Hackers▲78

    Visual design, deconstructed

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19IM
    I made a browser extension that fixes Hacker News' block formatting▲18

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Todo for hackers▲101

    CLI Todo app for hackers

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hello Tech Pros: Hacking for Fun and Proft▲66

    But mostly for fun

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    hn.▲78

    Yet another client to browse Hacker News

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hacking with Swift▲73

    Learn to make iPhone and iPad apps the smart way.

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hacking UI – Harry Roberts (CSS Wizardry)▲61

    The ups and downs of dominating a niche

    2016 · its alternatives →

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