Hacker news is a great community for discussion, but how do the discussions[1] help people decide which tools they should consider? I doubt it's usefulness. How many times do you see people asking suggestions on which domain registrar is the best[2]? Today do you check Yelp before going to a new restaurant or asking that somewhere? I check what the top restaurants in the area and what the top dishes/food they provide. I buy products on Amazon after reading the reviews and feel uncomfortable to buy products with zero review and rating.

HackerToolbox wants to persist the great discussions/reviews and makes that for future use.

[1] Tools of the trade, 2013 edition https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5235137

[2] Two similar questions asked on the same day: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8541117 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8541654