Work in progress: 181,232 of 181,233 sites checked so far, more every week · updated 2 Nov 2026Missing a blog? Tell us

Top all-time · #22180

P

pith.org

Personal blog · pith.org/notescareerwriting

pith.org is a personal blog at pith.org about career and writing. Since 2011, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times. The last post was in 2018, but the archive is still widely read.

Visit the blog
3mentions?
3HN people?
2011–2011first – last linked?

Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

HN readers link pith.org notes on programming and mentorship. One commenter calls a mentorship note from the site useful for both the learner and the teacher.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

What Hacker News says?

  1. +1 on the mentorship note. _Incredibly_ useful. Not only for yourself but can also be a great exercise for the teacher. http://pith.org/notes/2011/08/29/programmers-feeling-uninspi...

    Comment linking /notes/2011/08/29/programmers-feeling-uninspired-try-teaching

    on “Ask HN: I think My code isn't Good enough”
  2. Submitted Writing the Perfect Job Description as a story · 19 points

    HN discussion
  3. Submitted Programmers: feeling uninspired? Try teaching. as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

Search all of HN for pith.org