The HackerNoon Newsletter: System Design in a Nutshell (10/24/2025)

This content originally appeared on HackerNoon and was authored by Noonification

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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, October 24, 2025?

The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, The Treaty of Westphalia is Signed in 1648, The United Nations is Born in 1945, Black Thursday in 1929, and we present you with these top quality stories. From You Dont Have to Be a Subject Matter Expert to Excel at Technical Writing to The Moral Cost of the Growth Hack, let’s dive right in.

You Dont Have to Be a Subject Matter Expert to Excel at Technical Writing

By @editingprotocol [ 4 Min read ] You don’t need to be an expert to write great technical stories. Learn how curiosity, clarity, and structure beat credentials every time. Read More.

The Lottery Ticket Hypothesis: Why Pruned Models Can Sometimes Learn Just as Well as Full Networks

By @yashgupta1427 [ 12 Min read ] Discover how the Lottery Ticket Hypothesis reshaped our understanding of pruning, showing small subnetworks can rival full neural networks. Read More.

The Moral Cost of the Growth Hack

By @hacker4949449 [ 6 Min read ] Finding the balance between growth and ethics is hard. Here’s how designers can create user journeys that drive results without crossing the line. Read More.

The End of Fair Play in Coding Contests

By @OurAI [ 8 Min read ] A community of creative problem solvers deal with the existential threat of generative AI. Read More.

System Design in a Nutshell

By @amanila [ 59 Min read ] Know system design fundamentals: UX components, databases, scaling strategies, security compliance. Essential guide for developers system design interviews. Read More.

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This content originally appeared on HackerNoon and was authored by Noonification