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Strong launch
Beat 78% of Show HN launches that day
#31 of 182 on Nov 5
8.4% of Other launches (8 of 95) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Other →
points · traction gained Nov 11, 10:42 UTC → Nov 12, 10:31 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+
Traction frozen — tracking ended at 163h after listing. Show HN votes are re-read for ~168h.
comments
listed Nov 5, 15:51 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 4points
- Comments
- 0
- Rank in MISC this week
- —not listed in the last 7 days
- Rank overall this week
- —
- Sector hit rate
- 8.4%8/95 · 7D
- Traction line
- Below10+ points
- First reading
- 4Nov 5, 18:13 UTC
- Last reading
- 4Nov 12, 10:31 UTC
- Readings
- 8over 163h
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Top on Nov 5 · 182 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1FirenookFirebase emulators in Rust: 40× faster writes, 10× less RAM176 points
- #2Rivet (YC W23)Scale and Orchestrate Agents on S3122 points
- #3Stroqa local audit of what your coding agent did and why96 points
- #4WaymarkA workflow engine that compiles jobs instead of replaying88 points
- #5Spindlea full-featured, type-safe web framework for OCaml 564 points
More in Other · top Show HN launches, last 7 days
- Coldframe, a honeypot that poses as a supermarket fridge controller289 points0
- Valencia, Spain in Sim City/Isometric View252 points▲ +5
- FlideMake Jev-like decision models up to 9.5x faster124 points0
- MeowDisplay Is iPhone Mirroring, but in Reverse120 points0
- MicronOberon with the Power of C66 points▲ +6
Grades · each graded against other Other launches from the same source
Momentum
——
Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Not re-read in the latest run, so no recent gain
Velocity
B0.08 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 79% · vs 377 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 · #31 of 182 Show HN launches on 2026-11-05
- #29The web needs more creativity and whimsy5 points
- #30Gleanary4 points
- #31Securing GrokBot4 points
- #32I moved to Barcelona and outgrew Duolingo, so I built this4 points
- #33Droplis4 points
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