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19 Show HNs that got attention, 2015 to 2026. 1,365 points in all, 10 with 50 or more.

First
QuickQwerty (2015)
Best
TeXMe Demo (213 points)
susam on HN

Dev tools

2019

TeXMe Demo

Self-Rendering Markdown and LaTeX Documents

Debated213 points54 comments

Dev tools

2018

TeXMe

Self-Rendering Markdown and LaTeX Documents

Debated209 points90 comments

Creative

2023

CFR[]

Very minimal drawing language with 5 commands: C, F, R, [, ]

Curious176 points70 comments

Productivity

2022

MathB.in

Mathematics pastebin written in Common Lisp

Mixed134 points13 comments

Dev tools

2020

spcss

A simple, plain, minimal, classless CSS for simple, plain HTML pages

Curious128 points58 comments

Productivity

2021

muboard

Mathematics Chalkboard with LaTeX and Markdown Support

Curious89 points23 comments

Languages and libraries

2024

FXYT

Tiny, esoteric, stack-based, postfix, canvas colouring language

Mixed82 points10 comments

Dev tools

2020

Emacs4CL

35 line .emacs to turn Emacs into Common Lisp dev environment

Curious80 points16 comments

Games

2024

Andromeda Invaders

Autopilot for my little HTML game called Andromeda Invaders

Loved52 points6 comments

Dev tools

2023

Devil Mode

A twisted Emacs key translator for modifier-free editing

Debated50 points56 comments

Languages and libraries

2025

CFRS[] Community Demos

Patterns with turtle graphics using 6 commands

Quiet28 points1 comments

Learning and science

2015

QuickQwerty

Touch typing tutor

Mixed27 points22 comments

Security and privacy

2019

mintotp

Minimal TOTP generator in 20 lines of Python

Quiet25 points5 comments

Infrastructure

2023

NIMB

NIMB IRC Matrix Bridge (NIMB) – A simple client that forwards messages

Quiet17 points2 comments

Productivity

2022

MathB.in Demo

Share Mathematics on the Web with Markdown and LaTeX

Quiet16 points4 comments

Security and privacy

2019

Aes.vbs

AES-256-CBC Encrypt and Decrypt in VBScript for legacy apps

Quiet13 points7 comments

Infrastructure

2020

susam.in mta Makefile

A Makefile to set up personal SMTP server with Exim 4 on Debian

Quiet12 points1 comments

Consumer and social

2026

HN Skins

Available Skins: Cafe, Courier, London, Midnight, Terminal

Quiet12 points0 comments

Languages and libraries

2024

CFRS

Turtle graphics with only 6 commands: C, F, R, S, [, ]

Quiet2 points6 comments

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