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Resurfaced independently across 4 calendar years, with breakout response in 2 of them.

submissions
5
submitters
5
observed span
2018–2025
peak thread · 92 comments
387 pts
latest 20+ return · 2022-09-28
254 pts

Submission timeline

2007–2026

One 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 order

GodDAMN am I behind on updating this There's at least a couple more major improvements I want to make. One is fixing all of the small errors, and one is adding c-syntax. They've been stalled out due to Reasons (tm), but I'm hoping on diving back in soon.

hwayne·387-point thread·

I haven't done any work on this since July due to needing to prepare a new TLA+ workshop from scratch, but now that that's over I plan to spend a day each week doing updates. On the docket: - Moving some of the examples from Practical TLA+ over to the site - Adding more exercises to the core - Adding the new modules and TLC options showcased at this years TLAConf - Way, way more examples and advanced topics. I…

hwayne·254-point thread·

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

100+ points or 50+ comments

Total points
650

reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking

Total comments
156

reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking

Every submission

DateTitle as submittedByPointsComments
2018-08-10Learn TLA+jxub30
2019-04-14Learn TLA+ (2018)First breakout · Best threadbrodo38792
2022-02-08Learn TLA+creata30
2022-09-28Learn TLA+Latest 20+ point returnyarapavan25464
2025-10-22Learn TLA+Hall induction1970-01-0130