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 orderWhy not show a code sample on the homepage? None of Home, Docs, or Samples have a single code snippet on the entire page, you have to click through. Crystal and Rust are good examples of language homepages that give you an idea of what you're getting into up front. Or for a transpiled language, PureScript.
Fable is a brilliant project. It doesn't try to hide the fact that when you write a Fable program, you're fundamentally in the JS ecosystem. This can be a bit of a shift if you're used to doing stuff in .NET, but it means that everything will more or less work with your code. It also comes with a few tools/utilities to ease the F#-JS bridge you're on.
One feature which seems to be unique to Fable is that the repl doesn't rely on connecting to a compiler on the server. If I type some F# code, apparently it can be compiled/transpiled right in the browser!
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
- 300
- Total comments
- 150
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-08 | Fable.io: F# to JavaScript transpiler | deepakkarki | 2 | 0 |
| 2017-02-27 | Fable – F# – Babel transpilation | jlturner | 2 | 0 |
| 2017-03-03 | Fable: An F# to JavaScript Compiler | FullMtlAlcoholc | 3 | 3 |
| 2017-10-29 | Fable: F# to JavaScript compilerFirst breakout · Best thread | galfarragem | 155 | 73 |
| 2019-06-20 | Fable: F# – Babel | spiffytech | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-09-10 | Fable: F# to JavaScript Compiler | dfgdghdf | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-10-17 | Fable is a compiler that brings F# into the JavaScript ecosystemLatest 20+ point return | philonoist | 129 | 74 |
| 2026-02-06 | Fable | tosh | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-06-11 | Fable is a compiler that brings F# into the JavaScript ecosystem | ofrzeta | 5 | 0 |