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#78 of 181 on Nov 12
#12 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 · since listing → Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 19, 15:02 UTC).
comments · buzz 0 in latest interval
listed Nov 12, 15:02 UTC
Traction (points) over time
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
- 2Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Last reading
- 2Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Readings
- 1over 19h
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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
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Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Listed in the latest interval; no earlier reading to compare
Velocity
A0.11 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 88% · 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
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Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)
Launch-day race · #78 of 181 Show HN launches on 2026-11-12
- #76Senku, an AI agent that can control your phone in background2 points
- #77Rolync2 points
- #78NestDaddy, an independent search API with its own crawler and index2 points
- #79ScarScript2 points
- #80Interactive HDR and Wide-Gamut WebGPU Planetary Elevation Visualization2 points
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