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Strong launch
Beat 71% of Show HN launches that day
#29 of 181 on Nov 12
#3 of 28 Developer Tools launches on Show HN on Nov 12. 6.4% of Developer Tools launches (10 of 156) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Developer Tools →
points · traction gained Nov 12, 10:31 UTC → Nov 13, 10:27 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 19, 09:45 UTC).
comments · buzz +1 in latest interval
listed Nov 12, 09:45 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 3points
- Comments
- 1
- Rank in DEVT this week
- #31of 160 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #204of 1,038 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 6.4%10/156 · 7D
- Traction line
- Below10+ points
- First reading
- 1Nov 12, 10:31 UTC
- Last reading
- 3Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Readings
- 2over 25h
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Top on Nov 12 · 181 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1My $300 embroidery machine needed a subscription, so I built my own app516 points
- #2AgentRunopen-source, Self-improving Managed Agents103 points
- #3Fable52.gamesPlay and inspect Fable 5.2 single-file HTML games68 points
- #4KapsoIterative learning from enterprise data45 points
- #5Apron Chat Protocol44 points
More in Developer Tools · top Show HN launches, last 7 days
- DBDelveOpen-Source DB Client Made with Rust and GPUI124 points0
- Godbolt-in-a-floating-window for Neovim (C, C++, Rust)104 points▲ +2
- JavaScript web apps with WASM layout and GPU rendering in 280 KB46 points0
- CloneGuardScan a repo for credential-stealing tricks before it runs31 points0
- Write GitHub Actions in any languageLoopt15 points0
Grades · each graded against other Developer Tools launches from the same source
Momentum
A+2 points
Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Better than 98% · vs 132 still-tracked Developer Tools · Show HN launches
Velocity
A0.13 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 91% · vs 672 Developer Tools · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
——
Comments per 10 points
Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise
Staying Power
——
Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)
Launch-day race · #29 of 181 Show HN launches on 2026-11-12
- #27Agent-roast4 points
- #28Europe's gas storage, updated daily from public GIE and ENTSOG data4 points
- #29Veshell3 points
- #30A private one-time paid alternative to Text Blaze3 points
- #31ShanHaiGateway3 points
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Data as of Nov 13, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works