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 orderI really don't like that I have to sign in with Google or Facebook to try it in read/write mode. Read-only mode is not good enough for me to tell if it's something I want to use, and having to use Google or Facebook just to try it is a dealbreaker for me, sorry. Which is a shame, because it looks neat. Fix that, then I'd be interested in giving it a try. Edit: I missed the ability to sign…
All these "generic" apps like notes, photo, project management etc will all be bought once they become successful and be consumed by one of the existing giants in the space. On one hand I would love to try out all the latest and greatest apps. On the other hand, I already know that they will either a) shutdown OR b) sell my data OR c) show ads or some such nonsense. Why can't people just build products and ask for…
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
- 361
- Total comments
- 156
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-17 | Show HN: HackPad is the best wiki everFirst breakout · Best thread | orph | 209 | 77 |
| 2012-01-25 | Hackpad: a simple Wiki system for your projects | llambda | 2 | 0 |
| 2017-04-20 | Hackpad shutting down. All pads to be migrated to Dropbox Paper | rodhan | 6 | 0 |
| 2017-04-25 | Hackpad shutting downLatest 20+ point return | geuis | 144 | 79 |