I made an interactive Sakura tree that runs in the browser
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Beat 94% of Show HN launches that day
#8 of 157 on Oct 28
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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 4, 14:51 UTC).
comments · buzz 0 in latest interval
listed Oct 28, 14:51 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 10points
- Comments
- 1
- Rank in PROD this week
- #2of 60 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #58of 998 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 2.9%2/70 · 7D
- Traction line
- Hit10+ points
- First reading
- 4Oct 28, 16:45 UTC
- Last reading
- 10Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
- Readings
- 4over 73h
Grades · each graded against other Productivity launches from the same source
Momentum
A+1 points
Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Better than 98% · vs 53 still-tracked Productivity · Show HN launches
Velocity
A0.21 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 96% · vs 284 Productivity · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
—1.0 per 10 points
Comments per 10 points
Too few peers to grade (11; need 20)
Staying Power
—2.5×
Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Too few peers to grade (12; need 20)
Launch-day race · #8 of 157 Show HN launches on 2026-10-28
- #6Squishy 3D helpers powered by Three.js16 points
- #7Popkern14 points
- #8I made an interactive Sakura tree that runs in the browser10 points
- #9Full Python 3.15 Implemented in 25k LoC C119 points
- #10Studio 3e88 points
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