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've been running Ergo for the past year for my friends/family chat. I went this route because of the ease of hosting, very low resource requirements and a protocol and codebase that I feel I can understand and debug if needed. The v3 chathistory support and the always-on[1] multi-client[2] features paired with modern clients (like Goguma) go a long way at providing a modern chat environment. Most others on the server don't even know that they are using IRC. The…
Anyone interested in IRC protocol improvements should check out https://ircv3.net/irc/ Two of the most major changes: 1. First-class mobile-friendly websocket support. 2. Server can store messages to catch you up when you return Personally I feel Matrix is the right way forward for most use cases but Matrix will continue to bridge to IRC so you have options. IRC remains a much easier to implement protocol and much easier to deploy for standalone environments where federation is not needed. There…
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
- 460
- Total comments
- 259
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-22 | Ergo – modern IRC server written in GoFirst breakout | modinfo | 168 | 105 |
| 2024-09-06 | Ergo: Modern IRCv3 server written in Go | klaussilveira | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-12-18 | Ergo Chat – A modern IRC server written in GoBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | OuterVale | 291 | 154 |