Show HN: 8of8 – A trend radar for developers (17 sources, scored 0-100)(8of8.xyz)
8of8.xyz
Show HN: 8of8 – A trend radar for developers (17 sources, scored 0-100)
https://8of8.xyz
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comes off less like a developer trend tracker than a blogger's ego-boost, tbh - that's the vibe I got, and honestly, if I hadn't read this post, that's what I'd think it is - yet another way for a tech blogger to get ranked and feel special
Fair point, so you think it would be more useful to keep it developer centric? I do like the idea and actually might shift it in that direction. Thank you for the input.
It scans 17+ data sources every 2 hours — Hacker News, GitHub Trending, Reddit, ProductHunt, npm, hiring boards, funding filings, Wikipedia, StackOverflow, VC blogs, DOE research, and more. Every signal gets scored 0-100 across 8 validation dimensions.
The idea: if something is trending on GitHub AND companies are hiring for it AND funding is flowing into that sector AND npm downloads are growing — that's not noise, that's signal.
Right now there are ~120 qualified signals on the board. The scoring engine cross-validates everything — a signal needs to show up in multiple independent data sources before it scores high.
Stack: Python scoring engine, Flask frontend, single Vultr VPS. Data pipeline runs every 2h via cron.
Free tier shows all signals with scores. Pro ($29/mo) unlocks per-signal breakdowns, intelligence reports, and email alerts.
Would love feedback on the scoring methodology and what data sources you'd want added.