# Papers with Code

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Papers with Code and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for easy paper submission and for being revived after it shut down. The most common caveat is that only AI topics are covered.

## Why people recommend it

- Glad it was revived (2 comments): "as a huge fan of PWC, I'm glad to see it revived!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48477542)) "Hence, I've been working on reviving it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48443645))

## What people warn about

- Only covers AI topics (1 comments): "I was excited to browse the "All Domains" section until I realized only AI topics are covered" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48475749))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Google Scholar](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-scholar.md): 17 recommend
- [Semantic Scholar](https://hackerapproved.com/p/semantic-scholar.md): 8 recommend
- [PubMed](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pubmed.md): 8 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Papers with Code", https://hackerapproved.com/p/papers-with-code/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).