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.
Top comments
I 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.
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HN stats
- 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 |