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Work · February 2, 2015

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Language breakdown for February “Who is hiring?” post

Language breakdown for February “Who is hiring?” post launched on February 2, 2015 with 21 votes and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

In plain words

This tool analyzes the monthly "Who is hiring?" thread from Hacker News by categorizing job postings by programming language and work location (remote or on-site). Users can click on interactive donut chart segments to filter and view specific job listings. The project extracts and visualizes data from top-level comments in the February post, making it easier to spot hiring trends across different technologies and work arrangements.

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From the sources

A little bit of fun with latest "Who is hiring?" post on the Hacker News website I've parsed top-level comments for languages and type of the job (remote or onsite). Results below. Click on the slice of the donut to show jobs related to thatfrom kanecohen.github.io

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