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.
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HN comment orderDoes anyone know of erlang being used for scientfic computing? The ideas and "let it crash" scheme outlined in the article are really cool, and it made me think how it would actually be very useful for making robust data pipelines in scientific contexts. For example, in astronomy you would have a telescope spitting out raw data, and a pipeline processing the data to create more inspectable intermediate products. Typically these are brittle C/C++ programs, with lots of state and…
I’ve seen ex python or node.js developers say they are just as productive in Rust. After a few years of Rust experience, it still pales in comparison to Erlang productivity for me.
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
- 442
- Total comments
- 102
100+ points or 50+ comments
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-16 | The Zen of Erlang | lobo_tuerto | 4 | 0 |
| 2017-12-28 | The Zen of Erlang [2k16] | signa11 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018-05-18 | The Zen of Erlang (2016)First breakout · Best thread | jxub | 236 | 23 |
| 2020-07-19 | The Zen of Erlang (2016)Latest 20+ point return | swyx | 192 | 79 |
| 2022-11-02 | The Zen of Erlang (2016) | signa11 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-04-11 | The Zen of Erlang (2016) | TimTheTinker | 4 | 0 |