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Beat 95% of Show HN launches that day
#7 of 166 on Nov 2
#2 of 19 Developer Tools launches on Show HN on Nov 2. 6.4% of Developer Tools launches (10 of 156) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Developer Tools →
points · traction gained Nov 8, 12:36 UTC → Nov 9, 10:27 UTC
Traction frozen — tracking ended at 162h after listing. Show HN votes are re-read for ~168h.
comments
listed Nov 2, 16:23 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 52points
- Comments
- 29
- Rank in DEVT this week
- —not listed in the last 7 days
- Rank overall this week
- —
- Sector hit rate
- 6.4%10/156 · 7D
- Traction line
- Hit10+ points
- First reading
- 3Nov 2, 19:58 UTC
- Last reading
- 52Nov 9, 10:27 UTC
- Readings
- 7over 162h
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Top on Nov 2 · 166 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1SubvocalTalk to your computer without making noise844 points
- #2WikihackHackerTube, but for Wikipedia articles mentioned on HN339 points
- #3Warsaw in voxelsAn interactive 3D map of the city centre325 points
- #4I've updated my Linux System Call website and API238 points
- #5HackerHackHackerBooks but for Posts Posted on HN185 points
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- DBDelveOpen-Source DB Client Made with Rust and GPUI124 points0
- Godbolt-in-a-floating-window for Neovim (C, C++, Rust)104 points▲ +2
- JavaScript web apps with WASM layout and GPU rendering in 280 KB46 points0
- CloneGuardScan a repo for credential-stealing tricks before it runs31 points0
- Write GitHub Actions in any languageLoopt15 points0
Grades · each graded against other Developer Tools launches from the same source
Momentum
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Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Not re-read in the latest run, so no recent gain
Velocity
A1.08 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 97% · vs 672 Developer Tools · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
B5.6 per 10 points
Comments per 10 points
Better than 74% · vs 48 Developer Tools · Show HN launches with 10+ points
Staying Power
B17.3×
Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Better than 78% · vs 46 settled Developer Tools · Show HN launches with 10+ points
Launch-day race · #7 of 166 Show HN launches on 2026-11-02
- #5HackerHack185 points
- #6Momentic (YC W24)167 points
- #7The DNA of DOOM52 points
- #8PyWolf3D, a wolfenstein3D clone written from scratch in Python31 points
- #9VHS Camera21 points
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