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CosnifyWorkspace / Hacker News scraper Verified
Source URLhttps://news.ycombinator.com
RequestCollect story titles, scores, authors, and links.
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  3. Test
  4. Export
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Illustrative Hacker News dataset from an example build
#TitleScoreAuthorSource
1Show HN: A simpler way to explore public datasets418toshnews.ycombinator.com
2SQLite at 25: Small. Fast. Everywhere.362deviennenews.ycombinator.com
3The surprising physics of a spaghetti tower290mattjnews.ycombinator.com
4Why I still use plain text for notes254mpweinews.ycombinator.com
5Building a faster JSON parser in Zig220andrewrknews.ycombinator.com
6Lessons from 10 years of remote work198sarabmenews.ycombinator.com
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Example sourceWhat you could collectUse caseBuild action
YHacker NewsStory titles, scores, authors, and linksNews
GGitHubRepositories, topics, contributors, and releasesDeveloper tools
PProduct HuntProducts, votes, comments, and launch detailsProduct research
RRedditPosts, comments, communities, and engagementSocial listening

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