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#58 of 157 on Oct 28
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points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 4, 13:07 UTC).
comments · buzz 0 in latest interval
listed Oct 28, 13:07 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 2points
- Comments
- 0
- Rank in DEVT this week
- #45of 151 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #295of 998 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 5.2%8/155 · 7D
- Traction line
- Below10+ points
- First reading
- 2Oct 28, 16:45 UTC
- Last reading
- 2Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
- Readings
- 4over 74h
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
C0.04 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 53% · vs 621 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
——
Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Needs 10+ points and readings from two runs
Launch-day race · #58 of 157 Show HN launches on 2026-10-28
- #56Pando, what to do with vibe coded apps at work2 points
- #57Rapto2 points
- #58Kwatch2 points
- #59UEFI pre-driver Nvidia GPU unlocker for Windows2 points
- #60Notedux2 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