Comment by mavilia
7 days ago
For AI news in general I just browse HN.
For useful tools I basically wait until something starts appearing in multiple places like HN comments, YouTube tech videos/comments, or on Reddit. This is what led to me hearing about Claude Code and trying it out before convincing other engineers at my company to try it. Now we're considering it over Cursor not so much because of Cursor pricing change but just because Claude Code is doing so much better.
That then leads me to an even more specific topic which is how I stay on top of info about the tools I'm using and for that I tend to stick to subreddits i.e. /r/ClaudeAI
Some YouTube sources would be any of the "tech-influencers" like ThePrimeagen[0], Internet of Bugs[1], or dare I say Fireship[2]
0 - https://www.youtube.com/@ThePrimeTimeagen 1 - https://www.youtube.com/@InternetOfBugs 2 - https://www.youtube.com/@Fireship
HN is one of the worse places to keep up with it. It gets buried fast due to the comment vs upvote ratio. Just about every other social media is better - reddit, LinkedIn, FB groups, X, YouTube, TikTok, Discord, WhatsApp, Telegram.
In terms of the technology adoption curve, HN is in Early Majority. Show HN is a notch ahead, and that might be the place to watch.
> For AI news in general I just browse HN.
Like asking whalers for their opinion on electricity.