Seven Years of 'Who Wants to Be Hired?': Decoding the Evolution of Developer Self-Marketing on Hacker News
A curated archive of Hacker News' monthly 'Who Wants to Be Hired?' threads, spanning 2017 to 2024, offers a unique longitudinal dataset revealing shifting trends in how developers present skills, navigate job markets, and signal value in a competitive tech landscape. This accidental time capsule highlights the rise of remote work, evolving tech stacks, and changing priorities in the developer workforce.