Today, I came across an article on TechCrunch: The great computer science exodus (and where students are going instead).
It shows that UC campuses saw a drop in computer science enrollment for the first time since the dot-com crash (6% in 2025, 3% in 2024), but students are shifting to AI-focused programs.
I've been reading the Product Hunt Forum Guidelines repeatedly, trying to understand why some threads get through and others don't.
The guidelines say: "If it's not a genuine question or a genuine insight, we won't approve the comment or we'll put it in self-promotion."
I've been thinking about the "insight" part. A genuine insight isn't a lesson. It's not a framework. It's not "10 things I learned." It's an observation that helps someone see something differently.
The difference between "here's what I learned about pricing" and "I raised my prices and lost zero customers here's what actually happened" is that the second one is an insight. The first is content.
What are some tools that have supercharged your productivity that you can't live without anymore? Share your recommendations! Mine are - Superhuman.ai
Notion Jira
Insightly.ai (which I'm currently building for engg leaders)
As a person in her 20s navigating her own career path, I'm always curious to find out what draws people to certain professions and why they do what they do. What do you love about your job?
I've noticed Product Hunt has added a few gamification features like the "streak" on the landing page as well as badges for the profile pages. I think they are well done because they encourage the behaviour the platform wants to see and at the same time they aren't in your way. The "core" experience of Product Hunt always had a strong game-loop thanks to the upvoting and daily ranking dynamics but it is interesting to see these core ideas still being fleshed out more and more over time. Well done! Question: have you come across other apps or platforms that do gamification really well? Where it feels like part of the thing and not just like a gimmick? Any pointers appreciated!
Hey Product Hunt! This morning I launched my first solo product ever: Controol a minimalist finance app built around one idea:
Know how much you can spend, not just what you already did.
No team. No paid ads. No launch list. Just late nights and building something I personally needed. I honestly didn t expect much but hours later, it made it to the Top 5 of the day
The feeling? Wild. Strangers are connecting with the mindset behind it, and it's been amazing to read their comments.
