Awesome repositories are no longer awesome
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- Points14
- Comments2
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#3Peak rank
1Days on list
118Score · 7d
Nov 5, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days
On Hacker News
- Points
- 14
- Comments
- 2
- Submitted by
- erikgahner
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
- Site
- erikgahner.github.io
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Trending history
Awesome repositories are no longer awesome was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 5, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 30 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #3 of 30, reached on Nov 5, 17:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 5, 19:52 UTC.
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Last 14 days
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3
Oct 26today
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From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
I maintain 4 awesome lists and I agree: it takes a lot of time and some are more catalogs than curated lists. Curation takes time and is like gardening especially given the half-life of content on the web. My solution was to encode my editorial process in the form of contribution guidelines:…
Sometimes it's easier to let an AI agent write a small solution than add whole dependency. These libraries really need to rethink their strategy. Their audience is now AI not a programmer writing code.
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Is Awesome repositories are no longer awesome trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 5, 19:52 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Awesome repositories are no longer awesome reached?
#3 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 5, 17:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Awesome repositories are no longer awesome been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 5, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (30 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
14 points and 2 comments; submitted by erikgahner on Nov 5, 2026.