Submission timeline
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2009
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2014
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2015
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2023
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2024
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2025
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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.
Top comments
If curious see also 2018 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17003897 2017 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14061985
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HN stats
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 433
- Total comments
- 39
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 |
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| 2020-07-02 | The BEAM Book (2017)First breakout · Best thread | hazbo | 232 | 22 |
| 2024-02-12 | The Erlang Runtime System | doctor_phil | 169 | 17 |
| 2025-05-29 | The Beam Book: Understanding the Erlang Runtime SystemLatest 20+ point return | Alupis | 32 | 0 |