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Strong launch
Beat 87% of Show HN launches that day
#5 of 47 on Nov 13
#2 of 8 Developer Tools launches on Show HN on Nov 13. 6.4% of Developer Tools launches (10 of 156) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Developer Tools →
points · since listing → Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 20, 00:09 UTC).
comments · buzz 0 in latest interval
listed Nov 13, 00:09 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 4points
- Comments
- 0
- Rank in DEVT this week
- #17of 160 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #137of 1,038 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 6.4%10/156 · 7D
- Traction line
- Below10+ points
- First reading
- 4Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Last reading
- 4Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Readings
- 1over 10h
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Top on Nov 13 · 47 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1I built a Rick and Morty explainer video generator11 points
- #2PharmA2A, an open protocol for pharmacy-to-supplier orders on A2A8 points
- #3KittyBrowser, I built a web browser in your terminal5 points
- #4UmsfuseFUSE driver and tools for UMSDOS4 points
- #6TreasuryFlow, an overnight bank-vs-books check for small businesses4 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
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Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Listed in the latest interval; no earlier reading to compare
Velocity
A0.43 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 95% · 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 · #5 of 47 Show HN launches on 2026-11-13
- #3KittyBrowser, I built a web browser in your terminal5 points
- #4Umsfuse4 points
- #5As IrfanView isn't on Linux, I've vibe-coded my own image viewer4 points
- #6TreasuryFlow, an overnight bank-vs-books check for small businesses4 points
- #7Desk Widgets3 points
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