HackerNoon Decoded: How Users Searched in 2024

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HackerNoon Decoded: How Users Searched in 2024

TL;DR Discover the top 15 most searched tags on HackerNoon in 2024, from profit to token economy and React—plus the weirdest search queries of the year!

By @decoded [ 3 Min read ]

Seasons greetings, Hackers!

Tag

Number of searches

profit

107,735

google

93,610

token economy

42,346

github

26,736

react

17035

marketing

13355

vinish

12528

gas tokens

11508

react native

10642

uber

9587

golang

8241

tokens

7874

customers

7857

bootstrapped

7432

node

7389

Search query

Number of searches

<empty search>

58510

emojiis..

This Weird Game Makes You Mimic Faces—and Somehow It’s Advancing AI

TL;DR Researchers have developed a gamified method of acquiring annotated facial emotion data without an explicit labeling effort by humans.

By @gamifications [ 4 Min read ]

Authors:

(1) Krist Shingjergji, Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands (krist.shingjergji@ou.nl);

(2) Deniz Iren, Center for Actionable Research, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands (deniz.iren@ou.nl);

(3) Felix Bottger, Center for Actionable Research, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands;..

2025 Might Be the Year of AI Agents, If They Can Survive Enterprise Hell

TL;DR Challenges like system customization, fragile GUIs, and authentication hurdles make full automation elusive.

By @yahiabsat [ 15 Min read ]

Picture you’re a sales associate at a bike manufacturing company that uses Salesforce. You’ve just sold 1 large Dynamo X1 bike for $5,000 to a new reseller called “Northern Trail Cycling”. Your job is to:

1 - Authenticate to Salesforce (with provided credentials).

(Feature image credits to DALL-E)
..

New Research Says Robots Could Be Used to Teach Children Good Habits

TL;DR Researchers developed a new gaming platform to teach proper hand hygiene practices to children using a pro-social robot.

By @gamifications [ 5 Min read ]

Authors:

(1) Devasena Pasupuleti, AMMACHI Labs, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam, Kerala, 690525, India (pdevasena835@gmail.com);

(2) Sreejith Sasidharan, AMMACHI Labs, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam, Kerala, 690525, India ssreejith172@gmail.com);

(3) Rajesh Sharma, Spire Animation Studios, Los Angeles, California, 91403, United States of America (rajesh.k.sharma@gmail.com);

VIII. Conclusion

IX. Acknowledgments and References..

Welcome to HackerNoon Decoded: The Best of 2024 Tech Blogging

TL;DR Discover HackerNoon Decoded: the top stories, writers, and trends that defined 2024. Celebrate the readers and writers who shaped our community!

By @decoded [ 7 Min read ]

Discover the stories that dominated HackerNoon, meet the top writers who captivated our readers, explore the most popular tags, and celebrate the standout readers who shaped our community. Let’s dive into the best of 2024!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NGY05fA8go&embedable=true

Here are the readers who devoured the most HackerNoon stories this year:..

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