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 considered compiling D to C. The trouble is when you need to do things like exception handling, adjustor thunks, define things that are implementation defined or undefined in C, etc. I figured I'd spend too much time struggling with that, and besides, it would make compilation slow. > Without doubt, today the answer is C++ and Objective-C – languages whose first compilers emitted C code. I wrote the first native C++ compiler for the PC. It was a huge…
If you want to use C as intermediate language, you may be interested in the CIL project[1]. It stands for "C intermediate language"--might be relevant :P. Fundamentally, CIL is a nice subset of C wrapped up into a nicely usable API. The idea is to shave off as many of C's inconsistent sharp edges as possible. You won't have to worry about quirks in the syntax or odd behavior because you have a nice high-level, curated API for generating C…
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
- 265
- Total comments
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-30 | C as an intermediate language for Forth | joe_bleau | 25 | 0 |
| 2013-07-17 | C as an intermediate language (2012)First breakout | ColinWright | 105 | 30 |
| 2018-01-20 | C as an intermediate language (2012)Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | yinso | 133 | 60 |
| 2026-05-23 | C as an Intermediate Language (2012) | downbad_ | 2 | 0 |