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.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderI applied for an Engineering role at Gitlab. I didn't make it past the initial interview screening and politely asked for feedback in order to grow professionally. I never heard back from the recruiter or company after that yet their handbook says: "If the candidate asks for further feedback, only offer frank feedback. This is hard, but it is part of our company values." I always wondered if it was because I questioned the policy of paying people differently based…
I'm very much just a wannabe developer, not yet had a tech role anywhere, but have been coding and making stuff for a long time. One thing Gitlab is great at, besides being open stuff like this, is being extremely welcoming to oss contributors. I applied for a technical writer job there, and before I even heard back I started looking at doc issues and making MRs. Messed up a little the first time, and was immediately helped by some…
Nice to see this posted. Happy to answer any questions. Of note: we require every single new team member, independent of position, to make at least one or two merge requests towards the handbook. This way everyone knows how to contribute to it.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 356
- Total comments
- 114
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-17 | GitLab handbook for remote and asynchronous work | vvoyer | 4 | 0 |
| 2016-11-01 | Gitlab Team Handbook – valuable resource | endian_ogino | 3 | 0 |
| 2016-11-23 | Gitlab Handbook | vickyonit | 8 | 2 |
| 2018-11-10 | GitLab Team Handbook | BerislavLopac | 3 | 0 |
| 2018-11-10 | Gitlab Handbook | sahin-boydas | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-02-26 | GitLab HandbookFirst breakout · Best thread | sarathyweb | 207 | 79 |
| 2022-04-27 | Gitlab Handbook | lnyan | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-05-05 | The Gitlab Team HandbookLatest 20+ point return | pella | 127 | 33 |