Do you feel like HN still embodies the hacker culture? If yes/no, why?

I've been a "daily" follower of HN as anon since its inception by pg, so here's my opinion on this:

Over the years, software development itself has changed from having to know the low level details of the computer (hacking), to "AI writes my code for me" today.

This is reflected in the HN audience over many years with the influx of new developer generations, where what "hacker culture" meant also changed. I still feel the same hacker culture vibe, with many passionate engineers experimenting with tons of ideas. The culture is still here, but there's also a LOT of corporate noise too as HN grows.

If anyone remembers the cathedral and the bazaar analogy, here's a 25 yr article of mine on what "hacker" & "open source" meant back then :)

https://web.archive.org/web/20020806100014/http://www.2enetw...

I don't think it ever did, honestly. That's not a insult to HN, but to me "hacker culture" has always been something very, very different from the culture HN represents.

No. Most people here work at large corporations like FB and Google and represent the exact opposite of hacker culture.

It never did.

See http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/index.html

I'm not sure "hacker culture" is all that wide ranging a view of things.

HN has always had a wide range of interest / topics.

Yes. It's one of few places where people are interested in technology and business.

Absolutely not. The shift in tone has accelerated in recent years. I don't really like what HN has become.