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Tar-minefield shows where tar implementations disagree

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Beat 92% of Show HN launches that day

#12 of 184 on Oct 27

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7+1 (+16.7%)

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 3, 19:21 UTC).

2

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

6d

listed Oct 27, 19:21 UTC

Traction (points) over time

0510Oct 28Oct 29Oct 30Oct 31ListedOct 28, 16:45 UTC · 5 points · 2 comments · 21h after listingOct 29, 16:38 UTC · 6 points · 2 comments · 45h after listingOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 6 points · 2 comments · 69h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 7 points · 2 comments · 92h after listing
4 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
7points
Comments
2
Rank in MISC this week
#6of 88 HN
Rank overall this week
#74of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
8.0%7/88 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
5Oct 28, 16:45 UTC
Last reading
7Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
4over 92h

Grades · each graded against other Other launches from the same source

Momentum

A

+1 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Better than 97% · vs 77 still-tracked Other · Show HN launches

Velocity

A

0.15 points/h

Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)

Better than 88% · vs 338 Other · 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 · #12 of 184 Show HN launches on 2026-10-27

  1. #10Agent-relay for multi-vendor coding sessions8 points
  2. #11Egres7 points
  3. #12Tar-minefield shows where tar implementations disagree7 points
  4. #13Trama, Meta Vibe Coding Agent 0.1.1 Released7 points
  5. #14ESP-Watchtower6 points
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