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 remember getting in an argument a few years ago during a budgeting meeting at a job, where the prospect of upgrading our two-year-old Macbook Pros came up. This company was a startup that wasn't doing particularly well with money, and I said that you don't need a super-fast laptop to program...especially since this job was Node.js based and none of the work we were doing was processing-heavy. This started somewhat of an argument with my peers who claimed they…
I'm not exactly on this trend, but I noticed something going into that direction: 15 years ago, I wanted the latest everything. Now I usually want the latest minus one. Python 3.11 is out? It's finally time to use 3.10. The new phone model is ready? Let me buy the one from last year. Because it's almost as good, but a lot more reliable. You get all the patches, all the user report, all the ecosystem support that has accumulated…
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
- 550
- Total comments
- 552
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-23 | Why I use old hardwareFirst breakout · Best thread | ddevault | 436 | 471 |
| 2019-01-23 | Why I use old hardware | mrzool | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-03-11 | Why I Use Old HardwareLatest 20+ point return | imadj | 112 | 81 |