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 can't recommend devdocs.io enough! It's such a fantastic resource. * It links to the real documentation * world class search * lets you pick and choose versions and languages/frameworks you want to have searchable * provides a consistent UI across all docs which is fantastic when you are switching between several while developing. * Is updated with terrifying frequency (I don't think I've ever opened it and NOT had some kind of docs update notification!) * There are editor…
I'm one of the few maintainers. Updating docs to a new release is easy unless the documentation system (such as react.dev redesign) or design is rewritten. Some projects seem to do this on a regular basis. Some documentation generators generate random class names (such as .gtWOdv, .ezMiXD, .gOhcvK on docs.npmjs.com by Gatsby) which makes cleaning the docs from superfluous content (such as on-page navigation) very cumbersome and flaky. Monthly, we auto-generate a list of outdated docs, here is the latest…
If you're on a mac you might want to check out Dash http://kapeli.com/dash Very simliar goal, but offline and instant. After using it for a while it's hard to imagine going back to reading documentation in a web-browser.
lol the name of my consulting company
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
- 3
- Total points
- 2045
- Total comments
- 341
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking