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vrs

A Personal Software Runtime inspired by Emacs, Plan 9, Erlang, Hypermedia, and Unix

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REPOSITORY AT A GLANCE

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What it is

A Personal Software Runtime inspired by Emacs, Plan 9, Erlang, Hypermedia, and Unix

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Where it is used

No documented product use has been verified yet.

What people are saying

Author here - wanted to drop some context on the project from the README: --- [vrs](https://github.com/leoshimo/vrs) is a personal programming runtime - a sandbox for building…

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Also in these discussions

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 1:49:46 PM UTC.

No direct repository links were found in the indexed HN discussions over the past seven days. Older discussions are available below.

Mentions over time

HN mentions by 3-hour interval4 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2025-05-27 16:19:40 UTC to 2025-05-31 01:03:56 UTC.

0122025-05-27 15:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-27 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsMay 27, 15:002025-05-27 18:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-27 21:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-27 21:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-28 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-28 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-28 03:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-28 03:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-28 06:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-28 06:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-28 09:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-28 09:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-28 12:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-28 12:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-28 15:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-28 15:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-28 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-28 18:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-28 21:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-28 21:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-29 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-29 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-29 03:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-29 03:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-29 06:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-29 06:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-29 09:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsMay 29, 06:002025-05-29 09:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-29 12:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-29 12:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-29 15:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-29 15:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-29 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-29 18:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-29 21:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-29 21:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-30 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-30 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-30 03:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-30 03:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-30 06:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-30 06:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-30 09:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-30 09:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-30 12:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-30 12:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-30 15:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-30 15:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-30 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-30 18:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-30 21:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-30 21:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-31 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2025-05-31 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-05-31 03:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 commentsMay 31, 00:00

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
May 27, 15:002025-05-27 15:00:00 UTC2025-05-27 18:00:00 UTC110
May 27, 18:002025-05-27 18:00:00 UTC2025-05-27 21:00:00 UTC000
May 27, 21:002025-05-27 21:00:00 UTC2025-05-28 00:00:00 UTC000
May 28, 00:002025-05-28 00:00:00 UTC2025-05-28 03:00:00 UTC000
May 28, 03:002025-05-28 03:00:00 UTC2025-05-28 06:00:00 UTC000
May 28, 06:002025-05-28 06:00:00 UTC2025-05-28 09:00:00 UTC000
May 28, 09:002025-05-28 09:00:00 UTC2025-05-28 12:00:00 UTC000
May 28, 12:002025-05-28 12:00:00 UTC2025-05-28 15:00:00 UTC000
May 28, 15:002025-05-28 15:00:00 UTC2025-05-28 18:00:00 UTC110
May 28, 18:002025-05-28 18:00:00 UTC2025-05-28 21:00:00 UTC000
May 28, 21:002025-05-28 21:00:00 UTC2025-05-29 00:00:00 UTC000
May 29, 00:002025-05-29 00:00:00 UTC2025-05-29 03:00:00 UTC000
May 29, 03:002025-05-29 03:00:00 UTC2025-05-29 06:00:00 UTC000
May 29, 06:002025-05-29 06:00:00 UTC2025-05-29 09:00:00 UTC000
May 29, 09:002025-05-29 09:00:00 UTC2025-05-29 12:00:00 UTC000
May 29, 12:002025-05-29 12:00:00 UTC2025-05-29 15:00:00 UTC000
May 29, 15:002025-05-29 15:00:00 UTC2025-05-29 18:00:00 UTC000
May 29, 18:002025-05-29 18:00:00 UTC2025-05-29 21:00:00 UTC000
May 29, 21:002025-05-29 21:00:00 UTC2025-05-30 00:00:00 UTC000
May 30, 00:002025-05-30 00:00:00 UTC2025-05-30 03:00:00 UTC000
May 30, 03:002025-05-30 03:00:00 UTC2025-05-30 06:00:00 UTC000
May 30, 06:002025-05-30 06:00:00 UTC2025-05-30 09:00:00 UTC000
May 30, 09:002025-05-30 09:00:00 UTC2025-05-30 12:00:00 UTC000
May 30, 12:002025-05-30 12:00:00 UTC2025-05-30 15:00:00 UTC000
May 30, 15:002025-05-30 15:00:00 UTC2025-05-30 18:00:00 UTC000
May 30, 18:002025-05-30 18:00:00 UTC2025-05-30 21:00:00 UTC000
May 30, 21:002025-05-30 21:00:00 UTC2025-05-31 00:00:00 UTC000
May 31, 00:002025-05-31 00:00:00 UTC2025-05-31 03:00:00 UTC202

What Hacker News says

4 sources
leoshimo·May 31, 2025Recommendation phrase
Author here - wanted to drop some context on the project from the README: --- [vrs](https://github.com/leoshimo/vrs) is a personal programming runtime - a sandbox for building my “endgame” software platform. The goal is to create a computing environment that brings me joy. Each piece - the language, runtime, tools, and more - is designed as part of one holistic experience. I live on a collection of personal software running on vrs every day, evolving the runtime as I go. Inspired by systems I love - Emacs, Erlang, Unix, Plan 9, and Hypermedia - combining their powerful ideas into something that feels just right for me. Built at the [Recurse Center](https://www.recurse.com/).
In Vrs: Personal Software Runtime inspired by Emacs, Plan 9, Erlang, Hypermedia

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