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 order"Wages for technologists have not increased" is often evidenced by claims about averages. By the same token, one could argue persuasively that devs do not age, because a year goes by and they get a few months younger. The explanation is that the number of devs (and many related trades) is increasing rapidly, largely driven by hires of young neophytes rather than retraining of e.g. 50 year old lawyers. The neophytes are younger and have lower wages than the mean…
There is not a shortage of STEM graduates. However, from an employer's point of view, there is a shortage of cheap STEM graduates. Hence the recent tech company uproar over the skilled visa changes.
If you are only looking and middle and upper class educated students in America. The poor urban educated students are not given much in terms of STEM. My local school district gives no regular science class for K-5th grade students.
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
- 259
- Total comments
- 325
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-31 | The STEM Crisis is a MythFirst breakout · Best thread | RougeFemme | 139 | 145 |
| 2013-09-04 | The STEM Crisis Is a Myth | eguizzo | 2 | 0 |
| 2015-05-27 | The STEM Crisis Is a Myth | DarkLinkXXXX | 3 | 3 |
| 2015-10-22 | The STEM crisis is a myth (2013) | roymurdock | 3 | 0 |
| 2017-02-03 | The STEM Crisis Is a Myth (2013)Hall induction · Latest 20+ point return | discombobulate | 112 | 177 |