Show HN Advice

Comments primarily suggest or debate submitting personal projects as 'Show HN' posts on Hacker News, often linking to and explaining the official guidelines on what qualifies.

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YC HN github.io CodeInterview README.md TUI URL ycombinator.com README showhn.html hn hn guidelines guidelines hn post post read hn submit post hn make good rules

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bluerail Aug 13, 2014 View on HN

How about putting it in Show HN?

junon Jun 3, 2024 View on HN

Many things qualify as Show HN. Check the guidelines.

DoreenMichele Jan 12, 2021 View on HN

You seem to be new here. You might check the rules for Show HN and consider submitting this as a Show HN if it meets the rules.https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html

tlb Aug 31, 2025 View on HN

Please read the Show HN guidelines at https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html

minimaxir Dec 29, 2014 View on HN

You may want to read the Show HN guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html

minimaxir Nov 2, 2014 View on HN

You may want to read the Show HN guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html

sph Dec 18, 2022 View on HN

You should do a Show HN for this actually

Perhaps you could submit this as a Show HN, like these: https://news.ycombinator.com/show

hidden-spyder Dec 4, 2021 View on HN

Also consider doing a Show HN post.

brudgers Mar 26, 2016 View on HN

This might make a good "Show HN" (guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html)