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 orderLearn 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…
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…
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
- 897
- Total comments
- 373
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-03 | Resolutions for programmersFirst breakout · Best thread | fogus | 521 | 152 |
| 2014-08-21 | Resolutions for programmers (2012) | signa11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015-12-26 | 12 resolutions for programmers (2012) | tl | 2 | 0 |
| 2015-12-30 | Resolutions for programmers (2012)Latest 20+ point return | pkrefta | 369 | 221 |
| 2018-06-16 | 12 resolutions for programmersHall induction | mathattack | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-08-03 | 12 Resolutions for Programmers | ionelmarcu | 2 | 0 |
