# Works in Progress magazine

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Works in Progress magazine and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as one of the best online magazines, with long-form articles on topics like Swiss watchmaking, Japanese railways and science policy. One critic says it argues against its own points on railway profitability and is owned by Stripe, which they suspect has an agenda.

## Why people recommend it

- Long-form articles praised as excellent (3 comments): "a wonderful article on how the swiss watchmaking industry won the "brand age"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47276161)) "Works in progress also had a great article recently" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47816015)) "one of the best online magazines" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49919109))
- Recommended as a must-read (2 comments): "WIP is the best, and you should read / listen to it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49567419)) "one of the best online magazines" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49919109))

## What people warn about

- Owned by Stripe, possible agenda (1 comments): "owned by Stripe, who seem to have an agenda they're trying to push" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48742125))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Works in Progress magazine", https://hackerapproved.com/p/works-in-progress/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).