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.
Top comments
I thought the Unix philosophy embraced the idea of "small tools that do one thing really well." > Please join me in my effort and do finish your projects. Hear, hear. A friend and I hosted a "Finish it! Weekend" once (as opposed to a "Startup Weekend"). The idea was to get people together for one weekend and finish that last 10% or whatever of a project. Sadly we were the only two to show up. (And we both finished…
What would that look like? Consider an example: You have made a little web app that beeps at certain times of the day to remind me to do something. Is it complete? Oh, you want a calendar integration. That makes sense. You add it. Is it complete? Oh, you say you want to release mobile versions? Okay, now is it complete? Sorry, but the iOS version needs to be updated to remain compatible. Now is it complete? There is a…
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.
HN stats
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 644
- Total comments
- 272
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-09 | Finish your stuff | rumcajz | 6 | 0 |
| 2015-07-06 | Finish your stuffFirst breakout · Best thread | cjg | 406 | 173 |
| 2017-10-13 | Finish your stuffLatest 20+ point return | Oxitendwe | 232 | 99 |