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Top comments
Make sure to read the chapters after it by clicking the right arrow too, it gets better.
Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21039848
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6978274
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HN stats
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 312
- Total comments
- 108
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |