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 orderRon Garret here. AMA.
This history is also discussed in an essay by Garrett[0]. And there's been a few previous HN posts about it[1]. (I'm not suggesting the parent post is a dupe, but people might be interested in the essay and related contents). [0] https://flownet.com/gat/jpl-lisp.html [1] https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...
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
- 347
- Total comments
- 170
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-02 | Lisp in SpaceFirst breakout · Best thread | todsacerdoti | 190 | 98 |
| 2023-08-06 | Lisp in SpaceLatest 20+ point return | dargscisyhp | 147 | 72 |
| 2025-05-26 | Lisp in Space | tosh | 10 | 0 |