2015

Top topics discussed on Hacker News in 2015

60,899 comments analyzed

# Topic Category Comments in 2015 Trend
1 Greek Debt Crisis Politics & Society 1,795 📉
2 Related HN Threads Other 1,529 📉
3 Previous Discussion Links Other 1,428 ➡️
4 Basic Income Debate Politics & Society 997 📉
5 Angular Framework Debate Web Development 852 📉
6 SF Tech Job Postings Career & Jobs 838 ➡️
7 Ad Blockers Debate Web Development 834 📉
8 NSA Involvement Speculation Security 803 📉
9 Drone Aviation Hazards Politics & Society 774 ➡️
10 Node.js Popularity Debate Web Development 773 📉
11 VW Emissions Cheating Politics & Society 765 📉
12 Ad Blocking Debate Web Development 755 📉
13 Snowden Whistleblower Debate Politics & Society 730 📉
14 Mobile Developer Jobs Career & Jobs 719 📉
15 Soylent Meal Replacement Health 715 📉
16 HTTP/2 vs HTTP/1.1 Web Development 706 📉
17 React.js Debate Web Development 697 ➡️
18 Gratitude Expressions Other 683 ➡️
19 Kickstarter Risks and Expectations Startups & Business 683 📉
20 Frontend Job Postings Career & Jobs 669 📉
21 US Role in ISIS Creation Politics & Society 668 ➡️
22 Free Basics Debate Politics & Society 652 📉
23 Note-Taking App Alternatives Other 639 📉
24 Smartwatches Utility Debate Hardware 636 ➡️
25 HFT Value Debate Finance & Crypto 634 📉
26 Uber Driver Classification Legal 631 📉
27 Meteor.js Framework Web Development 618 📉
28 TPP Trade Agreements Politics & Society 618 ➡️
29 Reddit Censorship Debate Politics & Society 615 📉
30 Apple Watch Discussions Hardware 615 📉
31 Perl 5 vs Perl 6 Programming Languages 612 ➡️
32 Swift Outside Apple Programming Languages 604 ➡️
33 Uber Legal Violations Legal 602 📉
34 GitHub Repository Links Open Source 579 ➡️
35 Data Engineering Jobs Career & Jobs 579 📉
36 HN Thread Links Other 577 ➡️
37 Docker Usage Debate DevOps & Infrastructure 572 📉
38 Ad Blocking Strategies Web Development 572 📉
39 React.js Dominance Web Development 568 📉
40 Encryption Backdoors Debate Security 561 ➡️
41 Developers Seeking Work Career & Jobs 561 📉
42 DNSSEC Debate Security 561 ➡️
43 Perl Relevance Debate Programming Languages 560 ➡️
44 Islamophobia Debate Politics & Society 559 ➡️
45 YouTube Video Links Other 556 📉
46 Atom vs VSCode Open Source 556 📉
47 React Native Comparisons Web Development 551 📉
48 Root CA Trust Security 551 📉
49 HTTPS MITM Attacks Security 550 📉
50 Technical Interview Practices Career & Jobs 548 📉
51 Go Programming Language Programming Languages 547 📉
52 Startup Equity Compensation Startups & Business 546 📉
53 HN Personal Attacks Other 539 📉
54 California Agriculture Water Use Politics & Society 539 📉
55 IRC vs Slack Debate Open Source 536 📉
56 Previous HN Discussions Other 535 📉
57 HN Downvoting Practices Other 535 📉
58 Chrome Compatibility Issues Web Development 533 📉
59 Uber vs Taxis Startups & Business 532 📉
60 Missing HTTPS on Sites Security 531 📉
61 Salary Negotiation Strategies Career & Jobs 530 📉
62 H1B Visa Debate Career & Jobs 529 ➡️
63 Python 2/3 Migration Programming Languages 528 📉
64 IoT WiFi Security Risks Security 525 📉
65 Uber Controversies Startups & Business 525 📉
66 Haskell Programming Language Programming Languages 522 📉
67 HN Sexism Controversy Politics & Society 517 📉
68 Drone Applications Hardware 517 📉
69 Who Wants to Be Hired Career & Jobs 514 📉
70 Haskell Practicality Debate Programming Languages 512 📉
71 RNG Security and Quality Security 510 ➡️
72 Uber Ratings and Tipping Startups & Business 510 ➡️
73 Gratitude Expressions Other 508 📉
74 GPL License Debates Open Source 508 ➡️
75 Go vs Other Languages Programming Languages 506 📉
76 HN Topic Suitability Other 505 📉
77 OCaml Language Discussions Programming Languages 505 ➡️
78 Startup IPO Concerns Startups & Business 504 📉
79 Uber's Moat and Profitability Startups & Business 504 📉
80 Software Engineering Job Postings Career & Jobs 504 📉
81 Poverty Causes Debate Politics & Society 500 📉
82 Gay Marriage Debate Politics & Society 500 📉
83 Sexism in Tech Politics & Society 499 📉
84 Missing SSL/TLS Support Security 498 ➡️
85 Startup Valuation Skepticism Startups & Business 497 ➡️
86 HN Broken Links Other 495 📉
87 WebSockets vs Alternatives Web Development 494 ➡️
88 GPL vs Permissive Licenses Open Source 493 ➡️
89 SSL Certificate Errors Security 492 📉
90 Startup Stock Options Startups & Business 491 📉
91 Password Hashing and Salting Security 489 📉
92 Link Sharing Other 488 ➡️
93 Scala Usability Debate Programming Languages 487 ➡️
94 Correction Acknowledgments Other 485 📉
95 Garbage Collection Performance Programming Languages 485 📉
96 Certificate Transparency Efficacy Security 485 ➡️
97 Adobe Flash Decline Web Development 482 📉
98 Nothing to Hide Argument Politics & Society 479 📉
99 Lua Language Debates Programming Languages 477 ➡️
100 Government Surveillance Debate Politics & Society 477 ➡️