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 orderAlthough it isn't my intention, I do understand that this might come across as rude, but how is this different from the last few times it has been posted here on hackernews? http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=nodebeginne... 6 months ago, 4 months ago... It may be a good book, but it isn't new, or as far as I know, changed significantly enough to warrant being listed on the front page.
It's been difficult to "learn" node. Because the libraries have changed drastically in the last 2-3 years, many guides are out of date. You can learn the basics through trial and error and the docs, but you can't learn best practices, which are important if you're trying to write software that other people will use (OSS). I've read through this guide before, and it's okay, but it's not really all that good at defining best practices, and in fact in…
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
- 275
- Total comments
- 23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-11-07 | Guide to Node.jsFirst breakout · Best thread | goatcurious | 151 | 10 |
| 2012-03-10 | The Node Beginner Book | alexholehouse | 2 | 0 |
| 2012-12-07 | The Node Beginner BookLatest 20+ point return | v33ra | 121 | 13 |
| 2014-03-28 | Node beginner book | aram | 1 | 0 |