Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment order> There is, however, a simple formula for checking if what you’re doing is sustainable: how long does it take on a vacation or weekend until you stop feeling anxious, and how anxious do you start feeling when you think about returning to work on Monday? If work anxiety is a constant companion, then change your situation even if it feels like a step back in the short-term: your success depends on sustained impact, not spikes. Amen!
IDK. This seems like good advice for a particular kind of person. One who is content for the vast majority of their human experience to revolve around software and technology. All these side gigs add up and this looks like a life with very little time to broaden oneself. Either that or this person has somehow found the golden ticket of a boss that actually considers career development as something they are willing to pay salary for. I would have…
(2019) Popular in 2023 (149 points, 88 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35603181 2019 (168 points, 35 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21304568
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 320
- Total comments
- 123
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-20 | A Forty Year CareerFirst breakout · Best thread | vinnyglennon | 168 | 35 |
| 2022-09-29 | A Forty-Year Career (2019) | mooreds | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-04-17 | A Forty-Year CareerLatest 20+ point return | alexzeitler | 149 | 87 |
| 2025-11-23 | A Forty-Year Career | lunarcave | 2 | 1 |