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 appreciate the technical achievement of "multiplayer," and it does work impressively well. However, no one one my design team likes it. I certainly don't. It's akin to having someone breathing over your shoulder as you're trying to work. And with design, especially, I tend to create a bunch of nonsense and "bad" designs before getting anywhere near a level worthy of sharing or even a team critique. Even if I don't care what others think of me or my…
Linear's write ups / talks on real-time sync are also very good, if a bit old now. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxK11RsLqp4&t=2169s 2. https://linear.app/now/scaling-the-linear-sync-engine Also see this overview of related tech here: 3. https://gist.github.com/pesterhazy/3e039677f2e314cb77ffe3497... And c.f. automerge from ink & switch: 4.https://automerge.org/blog/
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
- 478
- Total comments
- 117
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-17 | How Figma’s multiplayer technology works | rudi-c | 13 | 0 |
| 2019-10-18 | How Figma's Multiplayer Technology Works | Aqua_Geek | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-10-19 | How Figma’s multiplayer technology works | yarapavan | 4 | 0 |
| 2019-10-21 | How Figma’s multiplayer technology works | adamfeldman | 7 | 0 |
| 2019-10-23 | How Figma’s multiplayer technology works | archagon | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-10-28 | How Figma's Multiplayer Technology WorksFirst breakout · Best thread | Aqua_Geek | 268 | 63 |
| 2023-05-21 | How Figma’s multiplayer technology works | herbertl | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-07-13 | How Figma’s multiplayer technology works – Figma Blog | tambourine_man | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-09-30 | How Figma’s multiplayer technology works (2019) | auggierose | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-10-29 | How Figma's Multiplayer Technology Works (2019) | squashToffee | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-08-16 | How Figma’s multiplayer technology works (2019)Latest 20+ point return | redbell | 176 | 54 |