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Top of Year 2016

1. Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much I make at Amazon
   (18 Mar 2016 | 1213 points | Comments)

2. Ask HN: Who is firing?
   (2 Nov 2016 | 1087 points | Comments)

3. Ask HN: What is your favorite YouTube channel for developers?
   (13 Oct 2016 | 1081 points | Comments)

4. Ask HN: What is your favorite internet rabbit hole?
   (24 Oct 2016 | 1036 points | Comments)

5. Ask HN: How to get started with machine learning?
   (15 Oct 2016 | 950 points | Comments)

6. Ask HN: Pick startups for YC to fund
   (6 Apr 2016 | 867 points | Comments)

7. Ask HN: What's your favorite tech talk?
   (4 Oct 2016 | 848 points | Comments)

8. Ask HN: Is web programming a series of hacks on hacks?
   (12 Sep 2016 | 822 points | Comments)

9. Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2016?
   (11 Dec 2016 | 779 points | Comments)

10. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2016)
    (1 Nov 2016 | 711 points | Comments)

11. Ask HN: What's your favorite HN post?
    (14 Sep 2016 | 692 points | Comments)

12. Ask HN: What problem in your industry is a potential startup?
    (9 Dec 2016 | 658 points | Comments)

13. Ask HN: Is it possible to run your own mail server for personal use?
    (13 Aug 2016 | 648 points | Comments)

14. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2016)
    (1 Jun 2016 | 644 points | Comments)

15. Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this sooner” moment?
    (29 Jul 2016 | 630 points | Comments)

16. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2016)
    (3 Oct 2016 | 620 points | Comments)

17. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2016)
    (1 Jul 2016 | 566 points | Comments)

18. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2016)
    (2 May 2016 | 553 points | Comments)

19. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2016)
    (1 Aug 2016 | 534 points | Comments)

20. Ask HN: Any other blind devs interested in working on dev tools for the blind?
    (28 Oct 2016 | 530 points | Comments)

21. Ask HN: What simple tools or products are you most proud of making?
    (15 Nov 2016 | 526 points | Comments)

22. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2016)
    (1 Sep 2016 | 521 points | Comments)

23. Ask HN: What are the best personal project websites you've seen?
    (27 Oct 2016 | 516 points | Comments)

24. Ask HN: Just got an innocent man out of prison. What now?
    (30 Jun 2016 | 510 points | Comments)

25. Ask HN: Why don't companies hire programmers for fewer hours per day?
    (25 Jul 2016 | 498 points | Comments)

26. Ask HN: Describe your first enterprise sale
    (17 Apr 2016 | 496 points | Comments)

27. Ask HN: $1k+ side projecters, what was the best thing you did to market it?
    (16 Oct 2016 | 494 points | Comments)

28. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2016)
    (1 Mar 2016 | 488 points | Comments)

29. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2016)
    (1 Dec 2016 | 458 points | Comments)

30. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2016)
    (1 Feb 2016 | 455 points | Comments)

31. Ask HN: Anonymous person sent proof of SSH access to our production server
    (27 Jul 2016 | 450 points | Comments)

32. Ask HN: What are the must-read books about economics/finance?
    (22 Sep 2016 | 446 points | Comments)

33. Ask HN: How to make a career working remotely?
    (1 Nov 2016 | 435 points | Comments)

34. Ask HN: How do I get freelance developer jobs?
    (18 Dec 2016 | 433 points | Comments)

35. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2016)
    (1 Apr 2016 | 427 points | Comments)

36. Ask HN: Best passive income method for a solo developer?
    (19 Aug 2016 | 427 points | Comments)

37. Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?
    (22 Dec 2016 | 414 points | Comments)

38. Ask HN: How do you get notified about newest research papers in your field?
    (5 Aug 2016 | 406 points | Comments)

39. Ask HN: What is something you do for clients that consistently blows them away?
    (12 Dec 2016 | 402 points | Comments)

40. Ask HN: How do I deal with the first sexual harassment complaint at my startup?
    (10 May 2016 | 401 points | Comments)

41. Ask HN: What is your go-to example for a good REST API?
    (24 Jun 2016 | 401 points | Comments)

42. Ask HN: Single Person startup/company?
    (10 Jul 2016 | 390 points | Comments)

43. Ask HN: Have you ever thought of leaving programming for something else?
    (8 Nov 2016 | 388 points | Comments)

44. Ask HN: Where is AI/ML actually adding value at your company?
    (12 Dec 2016 | 385 points | Comments)

45. Ask HN: What did your 'Show HN' project turn into?
    (4 Jul 2016 | 382 points | Comments)

46. Ask HN: When you feel stuck in life
    (22 Jul 2016 | 381 points | Comments)

47. Ask HN: Failed interview, feeling unemployable and depressed – what do I do?
    (24 Aug 2016 | 377 points | Comments)

48. Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
    (9 Oct 2016 | 373 points | Comments)

49. Ask HN: Any good resources for finding software jobs abroad?
    (9 Nov 2016 | 367 points | Comments)

50. Ask HN: Good books or articles on UI design?
    (14 Oct 2016 | 363 points | Comments)

51. Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift?
    (7 Aug 2016 | 360 points | Comments)

52. Ask HN: What sites do you use to find contract work?
    (18 Jan 2016 | 358 points | Comments)

53. Ask HN: How do you review code?
    (3 Apr 2016 | 357 points | Comments)

54. Ask HN: What do you want to learn in 2017?
    (25 Dec 2016 | 357 points | Comments)

55. Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment when interviewing?
    (7 Apr 2016 | 356 points | Comments)

56. Ask HN: Can't concentrate to focus, until it's last minute or later
    (17 Apr 2016 | 351 points | Comments)

57. Ask HN: How happy are you working as a programmer?
    (1 Feb 2016 | 349 points | Comments)

58. Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2016)
    (1 Jan 2016 | 347 points | Comments)

59. Ask HN: What are some examples of beautiful software?
    (13 Mar 2016 | 345 points | Comments)

60. Ask HN: Insider history of the demise of Kodak?
    (17 Jul 2016 | 341 points | Comments)

61. Ask HN: Are there any systematic and scientific ways to develop a habit?
    (3 Dec 2016 | 334 points | Comments)

62. Ask HN: What's the best tool you used to use that doesn't exist anymore?
    (14 May 2016 | 331 points | Comments)

63. Ask HN: Can the “Who is Hiring?” post include a bit about the interview process?
    (30 Apr 2016 | 328 points | Comments)

64. Ask HN: Maybe I kind of suck as a programmer – how do I supercharge my work?
    (9 Dec 2016 | 328 points | Comments)

65. Ask HN: Your Passive Income Suggestions?
    (3 Feb 2016 | 327 points | Comments)

66. Ask HN: I don't enjoy being a CTO. Now what?
    (13 Jun 2016 | 326 points | Comments)

67. Ask HN: How do you organise/integrate all the information in your life?
    (26 Oct 2016 | 323 points | Comments)

68. Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it awesome? Please include URL
    (10 Mar 2016 | 320 points | Comments)

69. Ask HN: What are good reads for designing APIs?
    (10 Aug 2016 | 319 points | Comments)

70. Ask HN: What should we fund at YC Research?
    (29 Jan 2016 | 316 points | Comments)

71. Ask HN: Is the concept of a one-person software shop still viable?
    (13 Dec 2016 | 315 points | Comments)

72. Ask HN: Do you have a profitable side project? How long did it take to achieve?
    (14 Jun 2016 | 310 points | Comments)

73. Ask HN: What are the best practises for using SSH keys?
    (25 Sep 2016 | 306 points | Comments)

74. Ask HN: How Can I Get into NLP (Natural Language Processing)?
    (10 Nov 2016 | 297 points | Comments)

75. Ask HN: Profitable SaaS? How did you grow your business?
    (20 Jun 2016 | 295 points | Comments)

76. Ask HN: Considerations when asked to write a book?
    (18 Jul 2016 | 288 points | Comments)

77. Ask HN: How do you get people to use your product when you suck at networking?
    (2 Oct 2016 | 280 points | Comments)

78. Ask HN: Best place to look for remote jobs?
    (28 Dec 2016 | 278 points | Comments)

79. Ask HN: How do you keep motivated if nobody supports you?
    (3 Oct 2016 | 270 points | Comments)

80. Ask HN: What good open source projects written in React that I can learn from?
    (27 Oct 2016 | 270 points | Comments)

81. Ask HN: Which people and groups are researching new approaches to programming?
    (18 Jan 2016 | 263 points | Comments)

82. Ask HN: What cool development languages/tools changed your career?
    (25 Oct 2016 | 261 points | Comments)

83. Ask HN: How do you handle the business structure and taxes of side projects?
    (14 Nov 2016 | 260 points | Comments)

84. Ask HN: What's the best way to learn about the blockchain?
    (24 Sep 2016 | 259 points | Comments)

85. Ask HN: Overwhelmed with learning front-end, how do I proceed?
    (6 Nov 2016 | 255 points | Comments)

86. Ask HN: How do you create productive habits?
    (10 Jul 2016 | 253 points | Comments)

87. Ask HN: Best current model routers for OpenWRT, DD-WRT, Tomato, etc.?
    (6 Dec 2016 | 253 points | Comments)

88. Ask HN: Ever been hired through a “who's hiring” post?
    (2 Nov 2016 | 252 points | Comments)

89. Ask HN: Examples of reliable software you enjoy using
    (28 Jun 2016 | 247 points | Comments)

90. Ask HN: Have any side projects from Show HN gone big?
    (5 Dec 2016 | 247 points | Comments)

91. Ask HN: How do I write a resume after five years of a startup?
    (3 Aug 2016 | 245 points | Comments)

92. Ask HN: Hiring managers, what tech skills will you be hiring for in 2017?
    (13 Dec 2016 | 242 points | Comments)

93. Ask HN: How do news networks get election data?
    (9 Nov 2016 | 241 points | Comments)

94. Ask HN: Is Python dying?
    (14 Feb 2016 | 240 points | Comments)

95. Ask HN: What Are the Best Current Methods to Delete Yourself from the Internet?
    (24 Dec 2016 | 239 points | Comments)

96. Ask HN: How do I protect my parents from the internet?
    (8 Nov 2016 | 236 points | Comments)

97. Ask HN: Oldest code you have written that is still in use?
    (17 May 2016 | 233 points | Comments)

98. Ask HN: Why are SIM cards still a thing?
    (30 Oct 2016 | 230 points | Comments)

99. Ask HN: How Did You Escape 9 to 5?
    (31 Aug 2016 | 226 points | Comments)

100. Ask HN: What's the best library for making cross-platform UIs?
     (28 Aug 2016 | 223 points | Comments)