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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 orderAnother tip is adding all this to .gitconfig: [alias] b = branch co = checkout ci = commit st = status -sb diff = diff --word-diff l = log --graph --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit --decorate
Inaccurate -- I wrote one of those. :) But do note that instead of this: git checkout -t origin/feature You can do this: git checkout feature It'll find a branch named "feature" in one of your remotes and make a local branch that tracks it.
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
- 334
- Total comments
- 16
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-24 | A few git tips you didn't know aboutFirst breakout | mtodd | 154 | 7 |
| 2011-09-11 | Git TipsBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | AdamGibbins | 179 | 9 |
| 2015-07-04 | A few Git tips (2010) | Walkman | 1 | 0 |