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Beat 86% of Show HN launches that day

#18 of 132 on Oct 30

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60 (0.0%)

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 6, 13:02 UTC).

1

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

3d

listed Oct 30, 13:02 UTC

Traction (points) over time

0510Oct 31ListedOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 6 points · 1 comments · 3h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 6 points · 1 comments · 27h after listing
2 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
6points
Comments
1
Rank in DEVT this week
#12of 151 HN
Rank overall this week
#88of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
5.2%8/155 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
6Oct 30, 16:20 UTC
Last reading
6Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
2over 27h

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

0.23 points/h

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

Better than 94% · vs 621 Developer Tools · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

—

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Comments per 10 points

Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise

Staying Power

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Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading

Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)

Launch-day race · #18 of 132 Show HN launches on 2026-10-30

  1. #16Fishoid7 points
  2. #17Showbuild6 points
  3. #18What research is your code standing on?6 points
  4. #19Rust based window switcher for macOS5 points
  5. #20Deckdrill5 points
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