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 never got into the habit of using { and }. I just use H M L (high/medium/low) to get approximately in the right part of the screen, then go line-by-line. You can also do 5H or 10L to get "5 lines from the top" or "10 lines from the bottom". I make pretty good use of vim features, but I like to mix some sloppiness with the precision. I don't often count things before typing commands, because that breaks…
Here is a trick that I used to use when I started learning VIM: - Write down 2-3 tricks/shortcuts in a piece of paper. Put that piece of paper in front of you (ie: tag it to your screen). - Code with Vim. You'll eventually look at the piece of paper and find some of these shortcuts helpful. So you'll use them. - After a while, these shortcuts will get into your muscle memory and you'll no longer need the…
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
- 848
- Total comments
- 476
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-05 | Vim Anti-PatternsFirst breakout · Best thread | microsage | 458 | 238 |
| 2019-02-25 | Vim Anti-Patterns (2012) | zwliew | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-02-25 | Vim Anti-Patterns | fanf2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019-03-17 | Vim Anti-Patterns (2012)Latest 20+ point return | lelf | 385 | 238 |