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#4 of 109 on Oct 25
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points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 1, 00:43 UTC).
comments · buzz +1 in latest interval
listed Oct 25, 00:43 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 66points
- Comments
- 59
- Rank in DEVT this week
- #2of 151 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #16of 998 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 5.2%8/155 · 7D
- Traction line
- Hit10+ points
- First reading
- 1Oct 25, 14:05 UTC
- Last reading
- 66Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
- Readings
- 7over 159h
Grades · each graded against other Developer Tools launches from the same source
Momentum
C+0 points
Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Better than 47% · vs 135 still-tracked Developer Tools · Show HN launches
Velocity
A1.38 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 98% · vs 621 Developer Tools · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
A8.9 per 10 points
Comments per 10 points
Better than 97% · vs 44 Developer Tools · Show HN launches with 10+ points
Staying Power
A66.0×
Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Better than 98% · vs 42 settled Developer Tools · Show HN launches with 10+ points
Launch-day race · #4 of 109 Show HN launches on 2026-10-25
- #2I put employees inside S&P 500 market-cap bubbles178 points
- #3Hurston-1 open source TTS that speak Southern American and Afro-English68 points
- #4ADRs for AI66 points
- #5Farol60 points
- #6Glider 4.0 Unofficial Web Edition (Mac game port)46 points
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Data as of Oct 31, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works