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 orderThe underlying technology of git is great, but the UX is terrible. The commands are all named wrong. "To create a branch, use git branch, but that doesn't check it out. If you want to create it and check it out at the same time use "git checkout -b", not "git branch --checkout" which would be 1000x more logical (and then there could be an option to make that the default behaviour) Resisting GUI's is not a good idea. The…
The fact that even simple commands require googling, time and time again, because they violate the principle of least surprise (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_astonishmen...) is just sad. Like, the question: "How do I undo 'git add'" shouldn't have over ELEVEN THOUSAND upvotes on StackOverflow: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/348170/how-do-i-undo-git... That's just bullshit
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
- 611
- Total comments
- 901
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-16 | Git is simply too hard | jerodsanto | 4 | 0 |
| 2020-11-17 | Git is too hardFirst breakout · Best thread | ingve | 557 | 792 |
| 2023-06-03 | Git is simply too hardLatest 20+ point return | thunderbong | 50 | 109 |