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This week on Hacker News

Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 12:45:45 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by year5 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2020-09-25 11:07:13 UTC to 2026-03-01 01:44:48 UTC.

012020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments20202021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments20232024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments. Incomplete calendar period.2026*

* An incomplete calendar period is marked with an outlined bar. Its count is not directly comparable with a full period.

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
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
2026 (partial)2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101

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delta_p_delta_x·Aug 26, 2025
> I wouldn't put stuff in to `%HOME%\.config` on Windows Haha, and yet so many (usually Linux-first) applications do. Here's `gci $env:USERPROFILE -Force` on my computer: d---- 3/6/2022 04:39 .android d---- 6/9/2024 18:14 .cache d---- 31/7/2025 11:10 .claude d---- 16/8/2024 01:38 .config d---- 2/3/2022 07:25 .dlv d---- 7/8/2025 18:20 .dotnet d---- 19/7/2022 07:15 .eclipse d---- 1/4/2022 16:29 .fop d---- 12/10/2024 23:49 .get_iplayer d---- 26/8/2025 01:07 .gk d---- 26/8/2025 01:07 .gnupg d---- 31/12/2
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022 15:12 .gradle d---- 30/3/2025 15:10 .ipython d---- 22/10/2021 07:59 .librarymanager d---- 9/6/2025 17:53 .local d---- 26/11/2024 12:58 .lucid d---- 31/12/2022 15:14 .m2 d---- 3/11/2022 06:14 .matplotlib d---- 9/10/2024 20:24 .minio d---- 20/4/2023 13:16 .ms-ad d---- 4/5/2023 10:48 .nuget d---- 7/9/2024 02:05 .ollama d---- 2/9/2021 15:14 .omnisharp d---- 15/7/2022 06:10 .platformio d---- 18/6/2024 19:10 .redhat d---- 7/11/2023 12:49 .runelite d---- 2/7/2024 11:17 .sonarlint d---- 10/7/2025 04:42 .ssh d---- 27/12/2021 14:46 .templateengine d---- 9/2/2023 11:35 .thumbnails d---- 10/6/2023 09:15 .vscode d---- 3/4/2023 11:30 Calibre Library d---- 12/8/2022 18:56 dotTraceSnapshots d---- 22/8/2025 22:51 hdos d---- 9/11/2022 02:27 Heaven d---- 6/11/2023 17:29 jagexcache d---- 9/6/2025 17:53 pipx d---- 1/6/2023 07:52 RenPy d---- 1/9/2024 13:16 source d---- 22/8/2021 02:15 Tracing d---- 26/11/2024 16:31 Zotero -a--- 9/2/2023 04:13 53 .git-for-windows-updater -a--- 26/8/2025 00:45 1170 .gitconfig -a--- 16/8/2023 08:07 2413 .kdiff3rc -a--- 26/8/2025 00:59 20 .lesshst -a--- 6/9/2024 18:15 27 .node_repl_history -a--- 6/11/2023 17:29 90 jagex_cl_oldschool_LIVE.dat -a--- 22/8/2025 23:49 74 jagex_runescape_preferences.dat -a--- 22/8/2025 22:51 24 random.dat -a--- 6/11/2023 17:29 24 random2.dat -a--- 20/4/2023 13:50 0 Sti_Trace.log -a--- 22/8/2025 23:49 1 tfa.dat Observe how not a single dot-directory has the hidden attribute set[1]. This is classic Linux-first development. [1]: https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/win32/blob/27277910169f4e1b...
In macOS dotfiles should not go in –/Library/Application Support

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