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 orderHoly heck that is cool. I begin to wonder if this is the way a Smalltalk or Lisp-machine-like live environments can be resurrected for 2013? I mean, Javascript and the Browser are somewhat similar, but this takes it to another level.
Totally awesome! Some time ago there was a Smalltalk for Java announced - I wasn't particularly thrilled, because I have nothing to do with Java. This time, however, I'm more than excited - I'm starting to play with Amber right now! EDIT: this is getting better with every page I read. It's compiled to JS, so I expect it to be fast. It supports seamless integration with JS libraries - it's IDE is written in Amber but with jQuery. It's…
This seems cool http://amber-lang.net/learn.html
This appears to be an abandoned project
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
- 327
- Total comments
- 82
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-14 | Amber - Smalltalk on JavaScript runtime | markokocic | 13 | 1 |
| 2013-03-13 | Amber Smalltalk 0.10 released | bromagosa | 51 | 15 |
| 2013-08-15 | Smalltalk runtime in the browserFirst breakout · Best thread | andreiursan | 138 | 33 |
| 2015-02-02 | Amber Smalltalk | dkarapetyan | 2 | 0 |
| 2016-03-16 | Amber: A new language and live environment made for the web | muraiki | 2 | 1 |
| 2024-01-03 | Amber: Smalltalk for the WebLatest 20+ point return | lunarcave | 118 | 30 |
| 2025-07-09 | Amber Smalltalk | droideqa | 3 | 2 |