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 orderIt's not called out on the web page but the novel concept here is the usage of regions for memory safety. Microsoft's Verona[0] is also taking this approach. People seem to really like Rust but it's important to keep experimenting and see if we can get the same benefits but with better ergonomics. 0 - https://github.com/microsoft/verona/blob/master/docs/explore...
Vale lead here, thanks for posting! For those interested in the PL space, here are some of the shenanigans we've been up to in Vale: * We added "Higher RAII", a form of linear typing that allows destructors to have return types and parameters. [0] * We just yesterday finished the first prototype of deterministic replayability, which will allow us to capture all inputs to a program (including all network data, user input, file input, etc, and eventually, even thread…
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
- 424
- Total comments
- 261
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-20 | The Vale Programming LanguageFirst breakout · Best thread | danny00 | 219 | 171 |
| 2022-06-18 | The Vale Programming LanguageLatest 20+ point return | memorable | 200 | 90 |
| 2025-08-22 | Vale Programming Language | begoon | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-04-20 | Vale: A fast, safe, and easy programming language | tosh | 4 | 0 |