Executive TL;DR:
- Indexing 18 years of Hacker News comments to create a Google Trends-like feature
- Users discuss potential improvements and share similar side projects
- Sentiment analysis reveals a positive reaction to the project
The Buzz Score
The Internet’s Verdict: 70% Hyped, 30% Skeptical
Forum Reactions
Users are excited about the project, with some sharing their own similar endeavors. One user said:
Hello, /api/hn -> 502 {“error”:”Your database has been temporarily rate-limited, please contact support@upstash.com for further details.”}
Others are working on similar projects, like this user who said:
Reminds me of this side project I’m working on. https://gitlab/here_forawhile/torum It’s a HN clone, that syncs with HN that allows you to basically establish smaller private communities who can discuss anything that’s on HN without actually being on HN.
Improvement Suggestions
Some users suggested improvements, such as normalizing data to see changes over time. One user said:
One useful feature would be to normalize by total so that I can see changes in something as opposed to just total site growth.
Focus Keyword: Hacker News
