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 orderThe Io language is a very simple & elegant homoiconic language. It was introduced as one of the seven languages in the '7 Languages in 7 Weeks' book. It's basically influenced by Lisp and Self, Smalltalk. Two of the best Io-related blog posts by _why: * Io Has a Very Clean Mirror - https://viewsourcecode.org/why/hackety.org/2008/01/05/ioHasA... * Lazy Bricks, Lazy Mortar - https://viewsourcecode.org/why/hackety.org/2008/01/10/lazyBr... And some code examples: * Making an Account object -…
This is one of the languages covered in the excellent Prag Prog book "7 Languages in 7 Weeks" (https://pragprog.com/book/btlang/seven-languages-in-seven-we...). It wasn't until I went through that books section on io and how prototypal inheritance works that I felt like I really started to get a handle on JavaScript.
One thing I would have liked to find was a use case. What problem can I solve more easily or elegantly in Io than in the languages I currently use? I've checked out both Juila and Go because they showed me how to do something I wanted to do in a way that was really nice. Without that, I don't have much to motivate me to play with it.
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
- 346
- Total comments
- 137
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-06 | Prototype-based programming language inspired by Smalltalk | amarsahinovic | 2 | 0 |
| 2014-04-15 | Io language | tijs | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-01-10 | Io languageFirst breakout | polskibus | 124 | 40 |
| 2015-11-21 | Io Programming Language (new website design) | protomyth | 86 | 73 |
| 2020-04-06 | The Io LanguageBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | pcr910303 | 133 | 24 |