$ iris analyze hn --since 24h --stories 829

HN Feb 7

Full day · 829 stories

829 stories

17% Show HN

34% dead on arrival

max score: 1077

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$ stats

The numbers

829

total stories

~35 per hour

34%

dead on arrival

0–1 points, no traction

2

median score

avg: 17.4 · max: 1077

17%

Show HN

149 self-promotional posts

The distribution is extreme. A handful of stories absorb nearly all the attention.

02 / 08

$ topics --top 100

What dominated

AI & ML tools and research

250

Open source software & tooling

180

Software engineering practices / productivity

150

Job market & economics

120

Personal projects & stories

100

Politics & social issues

29

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$ sort --by score --limit 8

Who won

1077pts · 486c

Vouch

engaged

824pts · 869c

We mourn our craft

debate

818pts · 346c

France's homegrown open source online office suite

engaged

418pts · 48c

DoNotNotify is now Open Source

pure hype

405pts · 724c

The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else

debate

381pts · 79c

SectorC: A C Compiler in 512 bytes (2023)

pure hype

375pts · 594c

Coding agents have replaced every framework I used

debate

350pts · 273c

U.S. jobs disappear at fastest January pace since great recession

engaged

04 / 08

$ ratio pts:comments // low = controversy

Hype vs debate

✓ enthusiasm

DoNotNotify is now Open Source 8.7×

Stories from 25 Years of Software Development 7.2×

Hoot: Scheme on WebAssembly 5.0×

High ratio = people approve, not argue

⚡ controversy

——

Low ratio = comments outrun upvotes = anxiety

Open-source tooling gets clean approval. Economy and AI debates generate more heat than light.

05 / 08

$ outlier --flag unexpected

The surprise

"JD Vance booed at Olympics, but not seen by US viewers"

— 280pts · 110 comments

A political story that surprised the community, showing HN's reach beyond tech. It sparked debate about media bias and international coverage.

06 / 08

$ synthesize --one-narrative

The read

HN was a battleground of AI hype and open‑source pride, with a splash of political drama.

829 stories submitted today. Top score: 1077. The builders are building — but the conversation is bigger than the code.

07 / 08

$ summary

TL;DR

winning topic

AI & ML tools and research

most debated

Software engineering practices / productivity

the surprise

JD Vance booed at Olympic

total stories

829

max score

1077

median score

2

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