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Rajiv Popat

Personal blog · thousandtyone.com/blogprogrammingcareer

Rajiv Popat writes ThousandtyOne.com, a personal blog at thousandtyone.com about programming and career. Since 2009, 10 different Hacker News readers have linked it 13 times, most often “Work Less, Stay Focused And Say No To Random Meaningless Slogging”. The last post was in 2023, but the archive is still widely read.

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13mentions?
10HN people?
2009–2016first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 8 in 2010

.NET, Life and Logical Thoughts by Rajiv Popat

Most-linked posts?

  1. Work Less, Stay Focused And Say No To Random Meaningless Slogging
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2010-05-10

What Hacker News says?

  1. Submitted Easier Than Fizz Buzz – Why Can't Programmers Print 100 to 1? as a story · 35 points

    HN discussion
  2. Submitted Flirting with ideas as a story · 15 points

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  3. Submitted Work Less, Stay Focused And Say No To Random Meaningless Slogging as a story · 5 points

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  4. Submitted Work Less To Stay Focused as a story · 3 points

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  5. Submitted Stupidity within your organisation as a story · 3 points

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  6. Submitted Understanding The Significance Of Weak Ties In Your Professional Life as a story · 3 points

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  7. Submitted Programmer Tip: Consider Taking A Couple Of Happy Hours Each Day Of Your Life as a story · 3 points

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  8. Submitted Social vs market leadership as a story · 2 points

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  9. Submitted Getting Started with Aurelia and Type-Script on Visual Studio 2015 as a story · 1 points

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  10. Submitted Even The Fortune Five Hundreds Need Small Solutions as a story · 1 points

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  11. Submitted Advice For Lurkers: Adding Genuine Value By Being Raw And Completely Real as a story · 1 points

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  12. Submitted Getting Those Paycheck Programmers to Quit Your Organization as a story · 1 points

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  13. Submitted A 'Large' Project Means Nothing as a story · 1 points

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