Built and Released a Hacker News Clone in an Hour

Built and Released a Hacker News Clone in an Hour launched on April 5, 2019 with 7 votes, #1,085 of 3,128 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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LaunchedApr 5, 2019

Launch day▲ 7 votes, 4 commentstop 35% of 3,128 that month

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#1,085
of 3,128 launches in April 2019: 50%
of 2019's launches got fewer votes: 2×
the median launch of 2019 (3 votes): 94
launches landed the same day: 12%
of launches posted at 16:00 UTC reach 10 votes

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