Why “Outsourcing” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
JavaScript is just about the worst thing ever and why would you use that as middleware for anything if you didn't have to? I mean, I get using Visual Studio Code, if you don't c…
by neuroelectron · Oct 31, 2026
>Which country got rich with the EU? Poland? >250 billion Euros received in subsidies since joining the EU; almost any construction you walk by has the "Funded by EU" poster nex…
by sparkling · Oct 31, 2026
AI can absolutely improve the situation. It has helped find and fix bugs I have despaired of ever fixing. But it cannot learn, and it cannot understand things for you. And peopl…
by jeremyjh · Oct 30, 2026
The outsourcing of coding to LLMs is, in this case, a humanitarian measure.
by anonymous908213 · Oct 30, 2026
Do I need to post the Rickover responsibility copypasta again? Simply put service providers own their outsourcing decisions and those consequences. Getting popped by shitty host…
by wbl · Oct 30, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "outsourcing" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "outsourcing" over time.
Outsourcing is a business practice in which companies use external providers to carry out business processes that would otherwise be handled internally. Outsourcing sometimes involves transferring employees and assets from one firm to another, or forming a separate legal entity that acts as a management service organization (MSO). Read more on Wikipedia