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Resurfaced independently across 5 calendar years, with breakout response in 2 of them.

submissions
6
submitters
6
observed span
2012–2019
peak thread · 221 comments
521 pts
latest 20+ return · 2015-12-30
369 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

Learn Dvorak - I'd warn against bothering with Dvorak. Huge time sink with dubious claims of speed improvements. While a mythical programmer may exist who feels his raw typing speed limits his productivity, I never met that unicorn. While learning you have an increased error rate, run into incompatibility with other programmers and programs (emacs or vim... good luck) and end up needing to defend something no one actually cares about. Back Up Your Data - I'd argue the resolution…

parfe·521-point thread·

On the health note, the single most beneficial thing I did for myself this year was to start lifting. 6 months ago I started committing 3 days a week to a strength training program which I've strictly followed since. Making gains in the gym has motivated me to sleep better and eat better which both have had huge effects on every aspect of my life. Not only that, but the exercise has helped a ton with anxiety I've had throughout…

richmt·369-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
897

reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking

Total comments
373

reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking

Every submission

DateTitle as submittedByPointsComments
2012-01-03Resolutions for programmersFirst breakout · Best threadfogus521152
2014-08-21Resolutions for programmers (2012)signa1120
2015-12-2612 resolutions for programmers (2012)tl20
2015-12-30Resolutions for programmers (2012)Latest 20+ point returnpkrefta369221
2018-06-1612 resolutions for programmersHall inductionmathattack10
2019-08-0312 Resolutions for Programmersionelmarcu20