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 orderAlso the rarest of gifts, a joke I've never heard: In the 1980's, the members of the Berlin Symphony told joke about their imperious conductor, Herbert Von Karajan: The maestro gets into a taxi. The driver asks "Where to?" "It doesn't matter," Von Karajan declaims, "I'm needed EVERYWHERE!"
> there are seven words no competent showrunner should ever say: "I'll know it when I see it." > To say "I'll know it when I see it" is to abdicate the hard work of creation while hoarding the authority to declare what is or isn't good. critical product leadership advice. listen to users yes, but at any given point you have to know what your vision is and how features speak to strategy stuff on p6 about defining problems…
Since the link above is for the "nice version", here's the link to the more colorful, not-so-nice version: https://okbjgm.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/5/0/31506003/11_laws_o...
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
- 390
- Total comments
- 55
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-23 | Laws of Showrunning [pdf] | dredmorbius | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-08-18 | Laws of Showrunning (2016) [pdf]First breakout · Best thread | jashkenas | 189 | 20 |
| 2021-07-17 | Laws of Showrunning (2016) [pdf] | enigmatic02 | 108 | 10 |
| 2024-07-20 | The Eleven Laws of Showrunning [pdf] | tosh | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-09-15 | The Eleven Laws of Showrunning (2016) [pdf] | tosh | 8 | 0 |
| 2024-09-21 | The Eleven Laws of Showrunning [pdf]Latest 20+ point return | goose- | 82 | 25 |