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Pure-sift

100% pure-Rust implementation of expired SIFT patent

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Middle of the pack

Beat 50% of Show HN launches that day

#53 of 181 on Nov 12

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#7 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 →

2+1

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, 09:29 UTC).

0

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

25h

listed Nov 12, 09:29 UTC

Traction (points) over time

012Nov 13ListedNov 12, 10:31 UTC · 1 points · 0 comments · 1h after listingNov 13, 10:27 UTC · 2 points · 0 comments · 25h after listing
2 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
2points
Comments
0
Rank in DEVT this week
#55of 160 HN
Rank overall this week
#339of 1,038 HN
Sector hit rate
6.4%10/156 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
1Nov 12, 10:31 UTC
Last reading
2Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
Readings
2over 25h

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Grades · each graded against other Developer Tools launches from the same source

Momentum

A

+1 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Better than 95% · vs 132 still-tracked Developer Tools · Show HN launches

Velocity

A

0.08 points/h

Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)

Better than 84% · vs 672 Developer Tools · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

—

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Comments per 10 points

Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise

Staying Power

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Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading

Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)

Launch-day race · #53 of 181 Show HN launches on 2026-11-12

  1. #51Pite3 points
  2. #52Pick your dream LLM H/W setup and simulate its throughput3 points
  3. #53Pure-sift2 points
  4. #54Keep all your Claude desktop Code sessions when you swap accounts2 points
  5. #55MetaArena2 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