Submission timeline
2007–2026
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
2
2013
2
2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
3
2018
145
2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
158
2023
2
2024
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2025
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2026
One 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
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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
- 312
- Total comments
- 108
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-29 | X Window System Basics | lubomir | 2 | 1 |
| 2014-07-16 | Xplain: Explaining X11 for the rest of us | joelg236 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018-09-07 | X Window System Basics | netgusto | 3 | 0 |
| 2019-09-30 | X Window System Basics (2014)First breakout | Ivoah | 145 | 20 |
| 2023-01-10 | X Window System BasicsBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | ingve | 158 | 87 |
| 2024-12-13 | Explanations – X Window System Basics | diginova | 2 | 0 |