# The Pudding

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/pudding/

9 people recommended The Pudding in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 12 months, in 7 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Free data-driven visual essays that readers find interesting and rewarding, with a steady following of repeat fans and no recorded criticism.

Summary written by Claude from 10 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 9 of those comments still count.

## Why people recommend it

- Interesting, rewarding articles (3 comments in the sample): "Whatever they make, I know it will be interesting." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47741195)) "pudding.cool articles are very neat" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47453067)) "They're always so rewarding!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49150930))
- Admired by repeat readers (3 comments in the sample): "this pudding is a cool publication" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49147737)) "I’m usually a huge fan of Pudding" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49175024)) "Pudding continue to be awesome." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47740283))

## Other news outlets people recommend

- [CNN Lite](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cnn/): 25 recommend, 3 mixed, 48 criticize
- [text.npr.org](https://hackerapproved.com/p/text-npr-org/): 23 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize
- [The Guardian](https://hackerapproved.com/p/guardian/): 18 recommend, 12 mixed, 42 criticize
- [Ars Technica](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ars-technica/): 18 recommend, 12 mixed, 55 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Pudding", https://hackerapproved.com/p/pudding/ (9 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.