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 orderI wish the state officially makes their income tax calculation available as machine-executable open-source software in an industry-standard language. For example, a Python function that takes a dictionary of inputs (gross income, number of dependents, capital gains, etc.) and produces a dictionary of outputs (federal tax, state tax, rebates, contribution limits, etc.). This would solve many problems: The verbosity and ambiguity of human language (tax laws, tax calculation forms in English), the ability to inspect…
> In France, income tax is computed from taxpayers' individual returns, using an algorithm that is authored, designed and maintained by the French Public Finances Directorate (DGFiP). This algorithm relies on a legacy custom language and compiler originally designed in 1990, which unlike French wine, did not age well with time. This interesting. When it comes to legacy code we think of COBOL and FORTRAN most of the time, but probably there is a huge amount of even more exotic…
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
- 379
- Total comments
- 179
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-25 | A Modern Compiler for the French Tax CodeFirst breakout | wut42 | 188 | 130 |
| 2023-01-30 | A Modern Compiler for the French Tax CodeBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | sebg | 189 | 49 |
| 2024-07-22 | A Modern Compiler for the French Tax Code (2021) | gnyeki | 2 | 0 |