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 feel like you could build a semester-long university course out of this single web page, and it would be a really valuable way to spend that semester.
I've been attracted to this - along with 2D cellular automata - a bit like a moth to a flame for some time. I find the little machine visualisations mesmerising, the heavily parenthesized Greek representation charming (they look like standing orders written in an alien language, looking for all the world like space invaders) and the tiny code sizes magical. But I can't quite wrap my mind around the core concepts and internalize them into a mental model. It's too…
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
- 885
- Total comments
- 112
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-27 | Lambda Calculus in 400 BytesFirst breakout · Best thread | mmphosis | 568 | 63 |
| 2023-06-02 | Lambda Calculus in 383 Bytes (2022) | peter_d_sherman | 4 | 0 |
| 2025-01-13 | Lambda Calculus in 383 Bytes (2022)Latest 20+ point return | MrBuddyCasino | 313 | 49 |