How did HN take it?

Average thread score by category and year
Category08091011121314151617181920212223242526
Every category
Dev tools
Languages and libraries
Data
Infrastructure
AI
Web and SaaS
Productivity
Consumer and social
Games
Creative
Hardware
Security and privacy
Finance and crypto
Learning and science
Warmest tenth (above +0.08) Warmer Middle Cooler Coolest tenth (below -0.12) Too few threads
2008 to 2026

Hardware got the warmest welcome from 2008 to 2026, and Security and privacy the coolest.