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 love the format of interactive educational documents, especially when you can tell that the 'teacher' is also the UI designer and developer in one and there's a very high level of quality and polish. There's nothing quite like it for learning a complex subject. Check out the archives [1] for more amazing interactive documents by this author. Can anyone share any more examples of this kind of thing? The OP's archives [1] are amazing. [1] https://ciechanow.ski/archives/
I skimmed the source code (base.js, light.js) to see what he was using. It appears to be entirely custom, with no graphics libraries like Three.js. He even implements his own low-level math functions from scratch. It's impressive to see that kind of discipline.
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
- 633
- Total comments
- 60
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-01 | Lights and ShadowsFirst breakout · Best thread | robert-boehnke | 386 | 28 |
| 2024-05-14 | Light and Shadows (2020) | thunderbong | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-10-16 | Lights and Shadows | amelius | 4 | 0 |
| 2026-01-02 | Lights and ShadowsLatest 20+ point return | kg | 241 | 32 |