[orangethirty]

Let's also mention that other "properly engineered" sites done by "rockstar programmers" don't even come close to how well HN works. Given the traffic and the audience, it is quite a remarkable thing, actually. All this with an experimental version of Lisp. :)

[sheikhimran1]

true but I believe there must be a major upgrade or a CMS developed for YC only so their founders can operate from any device and more efficiently.

[tylerlh]

Things don't always need to be rebuilt 'just because'. We all get tired of thinking that way at some point or another.

[orangethirty]

They do have their own separate social network. Wonder what that runs on? I bet its Python.