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 orderMy notes on this: - <dialog>.showModal() is an indirect API to `top-layer`. - `top-layer` is kind of like a sibling to the root <html>, elements can be placed into the top-layer from any position in the existing DOM (it is like they have two positions). This allows co-locating your <dialog> next to the relevant elements in the tree. - There is only one `top-layer` but it can have many children. Last opened === current element on top. - Z-index has…
Other delightfully interactive HTML elements include… File pickers: <input type="file"> Color pickers: <input type="color"> Date/time pickers: <input type="month"> <input type="date"> <input type="time"> <input type="datetime-local"> Numeric sliders: <input type="range" min="0" max="5"> Suggested options for text fields: <input list="fonts"> <datalist id="fonts"> <option value="Courier New"></option> <option value="Garamond"></option> <option value="Georgia"></option> <option value="Tahoma"></option> <option…
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
- 670
- Total comments
- 305
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-18 | The Dialog Element | acqbu | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-02-12 | The <Dialog> ElementFirst breakout · Best thread | cardamomo | 339 | 152 |
| 2024-12-06 | <dialog>: The Dialog ElementLatest 20+ point return | htunnicliff | 329 | 153 |