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Lelouch.dev

Personal blog · lelouch.dev/blogcareerprogramming

Lelouch.dev is a personal blog at lelouch.dev about career and programming. Since 2024, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 7 times, most often “You are not dumb, you just lack the prerequisites”. The last post was in 2024, but the archive is still widely read.

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7mentions?
6HN people?
2024–2026first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 3 in 2024

Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

HN readers link lelouch.dev for its post 'You Are NOT Dumb, You Just Lack the Prerequisites' and for the wider blog. One commenter says they enjoy the site for its inspiration and tactics.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

Learning Machine Learning & CS from scratch, one day at a time.

Most-linked posts?

  1. You are not dumb, you just lack the prerequisites
    3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2024-08-24
  2. Stuck in a Rut? Here's Your Way Out
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-10-04

What Hacker News says?

  1. I’m enjoying going through your site, looking for inspiration and tactics. Btw, this page is missing: https://lelouch.dev/roadmap

    Comment linking /roadmap

    on “You are not dumb, you just lack the prerequisites”
  2. Submitted You are not dumb, you just lack the prerequisites as a story · 760 points

    HN discussion
  3. "You Are NOT Dumb, You Just Lack the Prerequisites" https://lelouch.dev/blog/you-are-probably-not-dumb/

    Comment linking /blog/you-are-probably-not-dumb/

    on “The Math Behind GANs (2020)”
  4. Submitted You Are Not Dumb, You Just Lack the Prerequisites as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  5. Submitted Stuck in a Rut? Here's Your Way Out as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  6. Submitted Stuck in a Rut? Here's Your Way Out as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  7. Submitted Pushovers Finish Last – Learn to Say No as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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