k310 18 hours ago

I never read the front page. I scroll through "newest" because there are many real gems that make it well worth the effort.

Quick check, I read only one post on the home page yesterday and today.

  • mooreds 14 hours ago

    Interesting. I do the opposite, starting with the front page (of the first 3) and then going to /newest.

    Agree that sometimes newest has some really good stuff, but I've found the front page always has something to read.

  • chistev 17 hours ago

    Why not the front page and new too? That's what I do.

    • k310 17 hours ago

      It's quite a journey through newest, and I am done for the morning. But I'll give your suggestion a try. I did it today.

ashwinsundar 17 hours ago

How can you claim that "HN is not a marketing plan", when the entire post is literally about how to market via HN

  • mooreds 14 hours ago

    Because just submitting stuff to HN is haphazard. HN is fickle. So it can be part of a marketing plan, but is a very poor marketing plan if it is the main effort.