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Resurfaced independently across 3 calendar years, with breakout response in 2 of them.

submissions
6
submitters
6
observed span
2015–2018
peak thread · 431 comments
838 pts
latest 20+ return · 2016-09-15
838 pts

Submission timeline

2007–2026

One 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

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I use Angular 2 in production since November 19, 2015 (alpha.46). Currently I've built 3 web apps (40, 60 and 20 components each), 3 mobile apps (with Ionic 2) and my employer have plans for more apps. Breaking changes during alpha stage were expected, so I didn't have issues with it. Most positive things I want to highlight: 1. Components are encapsulated and truly reusable (and without dependencies hell). 2. You don't need any "bridges" anymore to use 3-rd party…

This is a bit of a rant, but anyway... There are currently two posts on Angular on the front page of HN. Both have quickly devolved into multiple rants decrying "breaking changes", which can be traced back to the initial Angular 2.0 announcement: http://angularjs.blogspot.com/2014/10/ng-europe-angular-13-a... This really speaks to the importance of communication around these announcements. If you pay attention to what's actually communicated, yes, there will be a migration plan for 1.x apps. Yes, 1.x will be…

Also, it took a couple of seconds of staring at the world map near the end, as it has almost invisible continents. Initially it was a matter of connecting the dots. So did they follow Google's new "Sterile Design" standard?

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

100+ points or 50+ comments

Total points
957

reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking

Total comments
477

reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking

Every submission

DateTitle as submittedByPointsComments
2015-03-05Angular 2.0 WebsiteFirst breakouthswolff10944
2015-03-06Angluar 2.0 alphablacktulip40
2015-06-04Angularnikhildaga10
2016-06-14Angular.io is downsroucheray210
2016-09-15Angular 2 Final ReleasedBest thread · Latest 20+ point returnmikeryan52838431
2018-09-12This website requires JavaScriptentelechy42