Hacker News Classics

In plain words

Hacker News Classics is a web tool that curates notable posts from Hacker News archives. Launched in 2018, it helps users discover significant discussions and articles that shaped conversations on the platform. The tool is designed for anyone interested in exploring influential tech industry commentary, programming debates, and startup insights from Hacker News's history. It serves as a browsable alternative to searching through years of accumulated posts.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Hacker News is no different from most of today's web in emphasizing what's new. When you're following a bunch of feeds, it's easy to forget that the web is the greatest library in the history of the world—and that a good library doesn't just have a rack of newspapers, it has a vast collection of books and archives: the stacks. Here, then, are the stories that occasionally surface on news.yc when someone goes diving into the stacks. It includes every HN post with a date like "(1999)" in its title that has earned more than 40 votes. You can see how this page is built on Githubfrom jsomers.net

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  Hacker News Simulator2015 · news.ycombniator.com · ▲572
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  Hacker News Comments2012 · hncomments.nathancahill.com · ▲189
• FT
  Filter the web by Hacker News2016 · hackernewsfilter.com · ▲146
• TH
  The Hacker News Button2013 · hn-button.com · ▲52
• HN
  Hacker News 2018, Year in Review2019 · chart.ly · ▲87
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  Hacker News Stack2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · ▲138

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

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  Life & fun · 22d ago · space.bl2.net

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  Life & fun · 2018 · sixdegreesofwikipedia.com

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  Dev tools · 2018 · witeboard.com

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  Life & fun · 2018

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  Dev tools · 2018 · pixelsnap.com

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  Life & fun · 2018 · sip.fyi

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