what exactly is this site alternative to?

razetime · on Oct 31, 2022

a site doesn't have to justify its existence by being an alternative to anything.

toastal · on Oct 31, 2022

No, but it gives contexts to those unfamilar. Comparisons and genres are how we categorize and understand the world.

newbieuser · on Oct 31, 2022

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newbieuser · on Oct 31, 2022

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dang · on Nov 1, 2022

Breaking the site guidelines like this isn't allowed, and we ban accounts that do.

If you'd please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules when posting here, we'd appreciate it.

gtirloni · on Oct 31, 2022

Github, Gitlab, Bitbucket, etc.