The best online documentations, according to hackers
6 online documentations were recommended on Hacker News between November 2025 and November 2026. We rank them by how many separate people recommend each one, and 1 earns the Hacker Approved badge.
Top pick
The most recommended online documentation with the badge. Each figure is 5 people. RecommendsCriticizes One comment
Among the best documentation available
Clear, accurate, concise documentation praised as one of the best Linux references, and useful far beyond Arch. Critics say some pages are bare or outdated.
All 6 online documentations, ranked
Select a column heading to sort. Approval share is recommenders out of everyone who gave an opinion; the tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs. Months counts the months, out of 13, in which someone recommended it.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ArchWiki | 86 | 4 | 96% | 10 | — | Approved |
| 2 | MSDN | 17 | 10 | 63% | 10 | — | — |
| 3 | Gentoo Wiki | 9 | 3 | 75% | 3 | — | — |
| Tied 4 | Anthropic documentation | 5 | 4 | 56% | 4 | — | — |
| Tied 4 | Consumer Rights Wiki | 5 | 1 | 83% | 3 | — | — |
| Tied 4 | TypeScript Handbook | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
How we rank
Rank is the number of separate people who recommend a product in a Hacker News comment over the past year. Someone who praises the same online documentation in five threads counts once.
The badge goes to online documentations that at least 10 people recommend, with recommenders outnumbering critics at least 2 to 1, recommended in at least 4 of the 13 months.
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