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 orderddg is my default and this is the killer feature for me. I type in "houston !gmaps" and right to google maps focused on Houston. I copy paste "[error] !so" and get relevant stack overflow search, "[actor] !imdb" etc.
I much prefer that the browser fulfills this role instead of the search engine. Like in chrome you can start typing "yt" [Tab] and search youtube Or in Firefox you can setup keywords and do "yt" [space] and search.
DDG's bangs are without doubt its standout feature. Unfortunately the search results themselves are pretty poor. So I'll stick with Startpage[0] Not that it's without its own problems, but at least the results are good. [0] https://startpage.com/
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
- 242
- Total comments
- 153
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-01 | DuckDuckGo Bang | kul_ | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-07-29 | Search on DDG using bangs | dorsatum | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-05-25 | Search BangsFirst breakout · Best thread | brudgers | 123 | 77 |
| 2017-12-12 | DuckDuckGo Bang | theandrewbailey | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-08-31 | DuckDuckGo's bangLatest 20+ point return | tmlee | 107 | 74 |
| 2019-11-28 | DuckDuckGo Bang | rsapkf | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-03-11 | DuckDuckGo Bangs | j0e1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022-01-02 | Bangs in DuckDuckGo | CyborgCabbage | 3 | 2 |