# 2600: The Hacker Quarterly

8 Hacker News commenters recommended 2600: The Hacker Quarterly and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Long-running print hacker magazine that some readers credit with shaping their lives. Critics say it feels dated and many articles are not relevant to them.

## What people warn about

- Content feels dated compared to past (2 comments): "definitely not quite what it was decades ago" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49237178)) "2600 is locked into a format that was relevant 30-40 years ago and is nearly irrelevant today." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47081956))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Byte magazine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/byte-magazine.md): 49 recommend
- [Paged Out](https://hackerapproved.com/p/paged-out-issue-sharp-8.md): 46 recommend
- [The New Yorker](https://hackerapproved.com/p/new-yorker.md): 26 recommend
- [Dr. Dobb's Journal](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dr-dobb-s-journal.md): 14 recommend
- [Delayed Gratification magazine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/delayed-gratification-magazine.md): 11 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "2600: The Hacker Quarterly", https://hackerapproved.com/p/2600-the-hacker-quarterly/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).