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 orderFrom their post-hackathon devpost at https://devpost.com/software/gpu-js, What I learned: Not to make a compiler during a hackathon.
I have been using GPU.js in the last few weeks and I feel like there are two parts to the magic that makes it work. The headline feature is the translation of JavaScript into Shader code, but the underlying architecture that interfaces between arrays and textures is I think where the utility really comes in for me. I think I'd actually be better off working with just that second part. Writing the kernels in a more native shader language but…
Warning: this hard locked my MBP. More detail after I’m back at my machine. Edit: System details Retina Mid-2015 15" - MJLT2LL/A - MacBookPro11,5 - A1398 - 2910 Firefox 65.0.1 (64-bit) The hang occurred when running the benchmark with Texture Mode enabled. The spinning gear froze after a few seconds, then the display went black and the fan was maxed. It was a pain in the ass to recover: my only option seemed to be to power down and power…
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
- 3
- Total points
- 861
- Total comments
- 235
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-29 | GPU Accelerated JavaScript | jellyjellyrobot | 8 | 0 |
| 2016-04-06 | GPU Accelerated JavaScript | linksbro | 5 | 0 |
| 2016-04-11 | Gpu.js – GPU Accelerated JavaScript | fitzwatermellow | 2 | 0 |
| 2017-07-10 | GPU Accelerated JavaScript | hardmaru | 3 | 0 |
| 2017-07-14 | Gpu.js – GPU Accelerated JavaScriptFirst breakout · Best thread | olegkikin | 321 | 77 |
| 2019-02-27 | Gpu.js – GPU Accelerated JavaScript | apo | 231 | 113 |
| 2020-08-02 | Gpu.js: GPU Accelerated JavaScript | fanf2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-10-08 | GPU.jsHall induction · Latest 20+ point return | graderjs | 290 | 45 |