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 orderThis language has been under my radar for some time. Recently, I asked a question about "automatic GUI creators" [1] but suggestions were not what I was looking for. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27820141 Then, I decided to google some keywords (like GUI DSLs) limiting it to HN threads. Someone suggested: 'this is essentially REBOL...'. Then I went to this rabbit-hole of REBOL, RED, homoiconicity, DSLs.... Fun Fact: Did you know the whole compiler and interpreter of Red with all batteries included…
Tangential, but at least for the minimalism-inclined, Rebol's inventor Carl Sassenrath might be an interesting guy: https://sassenrath.com/computing.html Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sassenrath
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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
- 208
- Total comments
- 139
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-12 | Red Programming Language | ankurpatel | 2 | 0 |
| 2016-07-03 | Red Programming Language | HelloIAm | 4 | 1 |
| 2017-09-20 | Red – programming language inspired by Rebol | explodingcamera | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-07-14 | Red: A programming language inspired by REBOLFirst breakout · Best thread | ducktective | 106 | 56 |
| 2025-08-31 | Red: A programming language inspired by REBOLLatest 20+ point return | Levitating | 95 | 82 |