Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
Top comments
I'm not aware of all the details of Aaron's career, but I was not under the impression that he has been in a position to hire that many people. Knowing who he was hiring for what size organizations and in what capacity would be useful information.
I feel rather silly commenting as a voice of dissent here, against a man who cannot defend himself, but here goes. These are rather obvious metrics that a child could have drafted. Are you smart? Can do you do things? The problem is that these are subjective measures. A smart person, who sets the world on fire and gets things done, perhaps like Aaron did or could have done, has a different perspective than say a 50-something product manager. They…
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HN stats
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 428
- Total comments
- 136
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-29 | Aaron Swartz: How I Hire ProgrammersFirst breakout · Best thread | mqt | 276 | 97 |
| 2015-05-22 | How I Hire Programmers (2009)Latest 20+ point return | garymoon | 138 | 38 |
| 2019-05-02 | How I Hire Programmers (2009) | mooreds | 5 | 0 |
| 2024-07-25 | How I Hire Programmers (2009) | janandonly | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-09-13 | How I Hire Programmers (2009) | dvrp | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-07-15 | Blog about hiring was written 23 years ago (Still valid) (2009) | rushil_b_patel | 4 | 0 |