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 orderAm I the only one struggling with the "Controllers" folder not being an 8.3 filename, and therefore couldn't actually exist on MSDOS? To use "Controllers" you'd need a file system with support for Long File Names (LFN) which for most people didn't happen until Windows 95 (maybe WInNT 3 had it too, I dunno, never used NT 3.x). So "WinDOS on Dope"? Still pretty cool nonetheless.
Author here. I’m pleased to see DOS on Dope reaching new generations. This thing will outlive me, and I’m happy about that. A few days ago at work, building an internal website for a customer, I designed a feature which involved executing a console app in another folder. My fellow dev, a little younger than I, balked at the idea and said “are you sure web sites can even do that?” A distant, dreamy look washed over my eyes, visions…
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
- 314
- Total comments
- 111
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-19 | DOD: MVC Framework in Batch Scripts | DaGardner | 2 | 0 |
| 2018-02-05 | DOS on Dope: The last MVC web framework you'll ever need (2010) | tangue | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-01-17 | DOS on Dope (2010)First breakout · Best thread | merlinscholz | 181 | 67 |
| 2023-12-20 | DOS on Dope: The last MVC web framework you'll ever needLatest 20+ point return | thunderbong | 129 | 44 |