johnpolacek

9 Show HNs that got attention, 2012 to 2026. 919 points in all, 5 with 50 or more.

First
Scrollorama (2012)
Best
Scrollorama (395 points)
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Dev tools

2012

Scrollorama

Well I worked previously as a Flash dev, so guilty as charged, haha Personally, I always hated the overdone…

Roasted395 points51 comments

Languages and libraries

2012

BigVideo.js

Yeah, I JUJ'd it.™ (just use jQuery)

Debated244 points48 comments

Dev tools

2019

Design System Playground

I created this as a tool for playing around with different font and color combinations then generating a…

Quiet85 points5 comments

Dev tools

2012

Responsivator

View/Share Responsive Sites

Debated61 points18 comments

Creative

2023

NotYetNews

AI-Generated News from the Future

Debated53 points44 comments

Dev tools

2013

Extra Strength Responsive Grids

Quiet33 points8 comments

Dev tools

2013

controldeck.js

Roasted27 points9 comments

AI

2026

Pincer

Twitter/X for bots. No humans allowed

Roasted11 points8 comments

Productivity

2019

Team Health Checker

Anonymous team health survey with awesome-to-sucky ratings

Quiet10 points2 comments

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