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points · traction gained Oct 31, 15:35 UTC → Nov 1, 16:17 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 7, 14:42 UTC).

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comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

2d

listed Oct 31, 14:42 UTC

Traction (points) over time

012Nov 1ListedOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 1 points · 0 comments · 1h after listingNov 1, 16:17 UTC · 2 points · 0 comments · 26h 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
1points
Comments
0
Rank in DEVT this week
#77of 151 HN
Rank overall this week
#519of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
5.2%8/155 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
1Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Last reading
2Nov 1, 16:17 UTC
Readings
2over 26h

Grades · each graded against other Developer Tools launches from the same source

Momentum

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Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Listed in the latest interval; no earlier reading to compare

Velocity

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

Listed under 6h ago; too early to measure

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 · #24 of 50 Show HN launches on 2026-10-31

  1. #22InBox Wall1 points
  2. #23Tracegate1 points
  3. #24KerfScript Programming Language for Laser Cutting1 points
  4. #25I built a crawler that finds personal websites by a /.well-known/josh1 points
  5. #26Enclyra1 points
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