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 orderI think the biggest issue in video games is the disconnect between how people perceive developers and what they do. Many people complain about QA teams and how they "aren't doing their job". The real issue is that making video games requires so much testing that they can't keep up with meeting deadlines and goals. Considering that someone has to hand test nearly all situations that the only way you can really test a game is to release a beta…
>Programming is chaotic magic. There are no rules. You ask a game dev “Can the player summon a giant demon that bursts from the ground in an explosion of lava?” and they’ll say “sure, that’s easy” and then you’ll ask “can the player wear a scarf?” and they’ll go “oof” -Alex Blechman
I like that the author brings up all the different roles in a company and explains succinctly what each one does with the door. This could be a good way to explain an industry or the roles within a company to newcomers.
This is a repost of the original at: http://www.lizengland.com/blog/2014/04/the-door-problem/
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
- 393
- Total comments
- 72
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-23 | The Door Problem | itafroma | 9 | 0 |
| 2016-05-10 | "The Door Problem" of Game Design [2014] | okket | 1 | 0 |
| 2017-07-06 | The Door Problem | smpetrey | 2 | 0 |
| 2017-12-28 | The Door Problem (2014)First breakout · Best thread | nickjj | 140 | 27 |
| 2020-08-29 | The Door Problem (2014) | windsurfer | 77 | 11 |
| 2022-03-24 | The Door Problem (2014) | kergonath | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-03-28 | The Door Problem | incanus77 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-05-20 | The Door Problem – Game Design | 1shox | 9 | 0 |
| 2022-08-11 | The Door Problem | phkahler | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-08-14 | The Door Problem (2014) | de_keyboard | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-01-28 | The Door Problem (2014) | Kye | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-06-12 | "The Door Problem" (2014) | jsnell | 118 | 29 |
| 2025-02-02 | The Door Problem (2014)Latest 20+ point return | bemmu | 28 | 5 |