# Too Many Lists by Alexis Beingessner

2 Hacker News commenters recommended Too Many Lists by Alexis Beingessner and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a place to start learning variations of linked lists, with a better example drawn from the article.

## Why people recommend it

- Starting point for learning linked lists (1 comments): "Learning variations of Linked Lists is where you start" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49050287))
- Better example from the article (1 comments): "The better example actually comes from the article" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48264152))

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## Where to get it

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Too Many Lists by Alexis Beingessner", https://hackerapproved.com/p/too-many-lists/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).