How I Plan to Write Better Show HN Posts

By Joel Dare - Written February 18, 2026

I evaluated the comment thread from Is Show HN dead? No, but it’s drowning and wrote some personal takeaways about how I can write better Show HN posts.

• clear technical substance
• concrete problem framing
• obvious differentiation from existing options
• low-friction first demo
• a builder who can explain tradeoffs and failures in their own words

That points directly to tools that score:

• novelty
• defensibility
• technical depth
• demo friction
• discussion potential

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