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Beat 84% of Show HN launches that day

#29 of 184 on Oct 27

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40

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 3, 15:40 UTC).

0

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

6d

listed Oct 27, 15:40 UTC

Traction (points) over time

035Oct 28Oct 29Oct 30Oct 31ListedOct 28, 16:45 UTC · 4 points · 0 comments · 25h after listingOct 29, 16:38 UTC · 4 points · 0 comments · 49h after listingOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 4 points · 0 comments · 73h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 4 points · 0 comments · 96h 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
4points
Comments
0
Rank in DEVT this week
#18of 151 HN
Rank overall this week
#130of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
5.2%8/155 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
4Oct 28, 16:45 UTC
Last reading
4Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
4over 96h

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

A

0.08 points/h

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

Better than 80% · 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 · #29 of 184 Show HN launches on 2026-10-27

  1. #27I built My Own Lore, an MCP game for role-playing in shared worlds4 points
  2. #28Make your AI agent think before it codes4 points
  3. #29Gifup4 points
  4. #30Hello Guix3 points
  5. #31Oil and gas map of the world in the last 5 years3 points
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