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 don't find this site to be a fundamentally good example of usability. It's not TERRIBLE, but given that they're speaking from a position of high-authority, it should be better. Three examples: (1) https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/documentation... - What am I supposed to click? The "2 guides" thingy looks like a button. No. Not clickable. But then just below are two identically colored "Create Amazing Forms" and "Add Touch to Your Site". Easily solvable with (a) buttons (b) underlined links (c)…
Owner of the site here: We do need to update the landing page, we've gone through many updates over the two years that this site has been out and I think this page doesn't explain what Web Fundamentals site is. Our goal with this section is to explain the fundamentals of web development from the platform upwards with opinionated best practice guidance. We are constantly adding new content for new areas of the web (like push notifications) and refactoring guidance…
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
- 598
- Total comments
- 100
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-30 | Web Fundamentals: A handbook for best practicesFirst breakout · Best thread | isopod | 379 | 64 |
| 2014-08-13 | Google Web Fundamentals | tilt | 4 | 0 |
| 2015-03-30 | Web Fundamentals | oxplot | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-04-24 | WebFundamentals is a comprehensive resource for web development best practices | rtbm | 10 | 0 |
| 2016-12-16 | Web FundamentalsHall induction · Latest 20+ point return | olalonde | 204 | 36 |