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>> Third, try programming for a day without Googling. Then two days, maybe a week. See how it feels. Remember that there was a time we programmed without copying our work. It's not usually, or even often, about copying work for me. I google because there is no freaking way I can remember all the details of linux, python, bash, regular expressions, flask, elasticsearch, redis, haproxy, postgresql, mongodb, Google Cloud Platform, kubernetes, logstash, kibana, Java... that's a real list from…
> Remember that there was a time we programmed without copying our work. Nope. I remember specifically copying from known solutions in large organized reams of marked paper (a "book" we called it). They used to have whole rooms, and personnel, dedicated to storing them. Now, you couldn't just ask for what you wanted, like "clojurescript core.async examples". Oh, no. Research required either knowing how to search through the "books" or remembering previous solutions to similar problems. (And, I'm not…
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
- 220
- Total comments
- 230
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-24 | Am I really a developer or just a good Googler? | gebe | 2 | 0 |
| 2014-04-02 | Am I really a developer or just a good Googler?First breakout | sayanchowdhury | 60 | 73 |
| 2016-05-15 | Am I really a developer or just a good Googler?Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | reinhardt | 158 | 157 |