[skarz]

Yes, "now". According to Google Trends[0] there was little to no search interest in the term until December 2023.

Usage of 'grokked' on HN: 1,147[1]

Usage of 'hacked' on HN: 37,272[2]

[0] https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=g...

[1] https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

[2] https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

[johnisgood]

I do not think "hacked" is a good comparison, does not "to grok [smth]" mean "to understand [smth]"?

[plumeria]

Yes, it means to understand. First book from Manning that uses this verb is from 2016 [1]

[1] https://www.manning.com/books/grokking-algorithms

[andrehacker]

Compare this with Google trends for grokKED (to compare with the hacker news trend):

Google trend for grokKED: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=g...