When does it work?

What people were building, by category

2026

4,188 projects got attention, out of 42,695 Show HNs, from 3,775 makers. Most common site: github.com.

HN's mood this year: about average (+0.01).

I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s2,935 points, loved
Fugleramme2,391 points, loved
Elevators1,680 points, curious
Homebrew 6.0.01,481 points, mixed
isometric.nyc1,325 points, mixed

Terms whose share of projects grew or shrank most against 2025.

2008 to 2026

2026 had the most Shown projects, 4,188 of 42,695 Show HNs. Each row is a year's mix of projects.