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I built a reference site for the recurring hard problems in software

  • Hacker News

Hi HN, I've been working on this for a while and it was hard to decide when to stop, either on the way information is presented or when to stop with adding entries. It's not meant as a blog, but rather as a reference that keeps growing. Link: https://thehardparts.dev Currently...

  • Published: Apr 27, 2026
  • First seen: Apr 27, 2026
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Hi HN, I've been working on this for a while and it was hard to decide when to stop, either on the way information is presented or when to stop with adding entries. It's not meant as a blog, but rather as a reference that keeps growing. Link: https://thehardparts.dev Currently...

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Why it matters

Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Key Features

  • Primary public product URL is https://thehardparts.dev/.
  • Description: Hi HN, I've been working on this for a while and it was hard to decide when to stop, either on the way information is presented or when to stop with adding entries. It's not meant as a blog, but rather as a reference....
  • Listed on Hacker News as "I built a reference site for the recurring hard problems in software".
  • Source description: Hi HN, I've been working on this for a while and it was hard to decide when to stop, either on the way information is presented or when to stop with adding entries. It's not meant as a blog, but rather as a reference....
  • Source publish date is 2026-04-27.

Use Cases

  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.
  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-27).
  • Primary public product URL is https://thehardparts.dev/.
  • Description: Hi HN, I've been working on this for a while and it was hard to decide when to stop, either on the way information is presented or when to stop with adding entries. It's not meant as a blog, but rather as a reference....
  • Listed on Hacker News as "I built a reference site for the recurring hard problems in software".

Why Now

I built a reference site for the recurring hard problems in software is appearing on fresh discovery surfaces, so it is worth reviewing while momentum is still forming. Confidence is currently low (41/100), so treat this as an early signal rather than a settled trend.

Community Signals

Trend score

36.2

24h momentum

Rising

Hacker News points

6

Rising

Facts / Signals / Inference / Unknowns

Facts

  • Listed on Hacker News as "I built a reference site for the recurring hard problems in software".
  • Source description: Hi HN, I've been working on this for a while and it was hard to decide when to stop, either on the way information is presented or when to stop with adding entries. It's not meant as a blog, but rather as a reference....
  • Source publish date is 2026-04-27.
  • Description: Hi HN, I've been working on this for a while and it was hard to decide when to stop, either on the way information is presented or when to stop with adding entries. It's not meant as a blog, but rather as a reference....
  • Primary public product URL is https://thehardparts.dev/.

Signals

  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-27).
  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Inference

Trust data is still pending

The evidence pipeline has not produced enough structured trust blocks for this product yet.

Unknowns

  • Documentation is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • No tagline is stored on the current product record.
  • Pricing details are not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Recent changelog or release history is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.

Evidence Snapshots

I built a reference site for the recurring hard problems in software

Listed on Hacker News as "I built a reference site for the recurring hard problems in software".

I built a reference site for the recurring hard problems in software official profile

Primary public product URL is https://thehardparts.dev/.

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