Why “Software” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
>All that our efforts did was to make it easier for big corporations build things more cheaply and for billionaires to become trillionaires. This is not true. Open source is fun…
by charcircuit · Sep 6, 2026
> We won the debate, and gained little for users or developers. All that our efforts did was to make it easier for big corporations build things more cheaply and for billionaire…
by ricardobeat · Sep 6, 2026
I'm a big fan of this format. It sounds great at 96kbit, and is in every recent browser[0]. There's good software support outside browsers, too. [0] https://caniuse.co…
by theandrewbailey · Sep 6, 2026
I think you are trying to say something, but I'm not sure what it is. It is not clear what you are advocating for. More nuclear? Resiliency requires redundancy and that means ex…
by thelastgallon · Sep 6, 2026
Show HN: Wayfinder – A reference implementation for evaluating AI applications
by divakarungatla · Sep 6, 2026 · 2 points
> somebody in the chain is selling that software to the end customer Not necessarily? Any infra software is invisible to the end consumer. It's bundled into the price the custom…
by brainwad · Sep 6, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "software" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "software" over time.
Software (SW) consists of computer programs that instruct the execution of a computer. Software also includes design documents and specifications. Read more on Wikipedia