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How close can pure functional programming get to C?
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Oct 24, 2026 First seen
Summary How close can pure functional programming get to C? was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 24, 2026. Since then it appeared in 89 hourly checks across 2 days, peaking at #8 on Oct 24, 21:14 UTC. It was last on the list on Oct 25, 09:44 UTC. The same link also trended on Lobsters.
Rank history Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).
#1 #11 #20 #30
05:12 12:20 19:28 02:36 09:44
Oct 24, 05:12 UTC · #29 Oct 24, 05:27 UTC · #28 Oct 24, 05:42 UTC · #25 Oct 24, 05:57 UTC · #25 Oct 24, 06:12 UTC · #25 Oct 24, 06:27 UTC · #21 Oct 24, 06:42 UTC · #21 Oct 24, 06:57 UTC · #19 Oct 24, 07:12 UTC · #19 Oct 24, 07:27 UTC · #19 Oct 24, 07:42 UTC · #18 Oct 24, 07:57 UTC · #18 Oct 24, 08:12 UTC · #17 Oct 24, 08:28 UTC · #17 Oct 24, 08:43 UTC · #18 Oct 24, 08:58 UTC · #16 Oct 24, 09:13 UTC · #16 Oct 24, 09:28 UTC · #15 Oct 24, 09:43 UTC · #15 Oct 24, 09:58 UTC · #15 Oct 24, 10:13 UTC · #14 Oct 24, 10:28 UTC · #14 Oct 24, 10:44 UTC · #14 Oct 24, 10:59 UTC · #14 Oct 24, 11:14 UTC · #14 Oct 24, 11:29 UTC · #15 Oct 24, 11:44 UTC · #15 Oct 24, 11:59 UTC · #15 Oct 24, 12:14 UTC · #14 Oct 24, 12:29 UTC · #15 Oct 24, 12:44 UTC · #14 Oct 24, 12:59 UTC · #14 Oct 24, 13:14 UTC · #14 Oct 24, 13:29 UTC · #14 Oct 24, 13:44 UTC · #14 Oct 24, 13:59 UTC · #14 Oct 24, 14:14 UTC · #15 Oct 24, 14:29 UTC · #15 Oct 24, 14:44 UTC · #15 Oct 24, 14:59 UTC · #15 Oct 24, 15:14 UTC · #14 Oct 24, 15:29 UTC · #14 Oct 24, 15:44 UTC · #14 Oct 24, 15:59 UTC · #15 Oct 24, 16:14 UTC · #14 Oct 24, 16:29 UTC · #13 Oct 24, 16:44 UTC · #13 Oct 24, 16:59 UTC · #13 Oct 24, 17:14 UTC · #12 Oct 24, 17:29 UTC · #11 Oct 24, 17:44 UTC · #12 Oct 24, 17:59 UTC · #13 Oct 24, 18:14 UTC · #12 Oct 24, 18:29 UTC · #12 Oct 24, 18:44 UTC · #13 Oct 24, 18:59 UTC · #11 Oct 24, 19:14 UTC · #11 Oct 24, 19:29 UTC · #10 Oct 24, 19:44 UTC · #10 Oct 24, 19:59 UTC · #10 Oct 24, 20:14 UTC · #9 Oct 24, 20:29 UTC · #9 Oct 24, 20:44 UTC · #10 Oct 24, 20:59 UTC · #9 Oct 24, 21:14 UTC · #8 Oct 24, 21:29 UTC · #9 Oct 24, 21:44 UTC · #9 Oct 24, 21:59 UTC · #9 Oct 24, 22:14 UTC · #9 Oct 24, 22:29 UTC · #9 Oct 24, 22:44 UTC · #10 Oct 24, 22:59 UTC · #9 Oct 25, 00:59 UTC · #9 Oct 25, 01:44 UTC · #9 Oct 25, 01:59 UTC · #9 Oct 25, 02:14 UTC · #9 Oct 25, 02:29 UTC · #9 Oct 25, 02:44 UTC · #9 Oct 25, 02:59 UTC · #10 Oct 25, 03:59 UTC · #9 Oct 25, 07:44 UTC · #11 Oct 25, 07:59 UTC · #11 Oct 25, 08:14 UTC · #11 Oct 25, 08:29 UTC · #11 Oct 25, 08:44 UTC · #11 Oct 25, 08:59 UTC · #12 Oct 25, 09:14 UTC · #12 Oct 25, 09:29 UTC · #12 Oct 25, 09:44 UTC · #11
Last 14 days Best rank per day (UTC).
Metric history Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.
0 88 177 268
05:12 12:20 19:28 02:36 09:44
Oct 24, 05:12 UTC · 10 Oct 24, 05:27 UTC · 19 Oct 24, 05:42 UTC · 26 Oct 24, 05:57 UTC · 35 Oct 24, 06:12 UTC · 36 Oct 24, 06:27 UTC · 47 Oct 24, 06:42 UTC · 51 Oct 24, 06:57 UTC · 58 Oct 24, 07:12 UTC · 65 Oct 24, 07:27 UTC · 70 Oct 24, 07:42 UTC · 75 Oct 24, 07:57 UTC · 80 Oct 24, 08:12 UTC · 83 Oct 24, 08:28 UTC · 88 Oct 24, 08:43 UTC · 94 Oct 24, 08:58 UTC · 105 Oct 24, 09:13 UTC · 108 Oct 24, 09:28 UTC · 113 Oct 24, 09:43 UTC · 116 Oct 24, 09:58 UTC · 119 Oct 24, 10:13 UTC · 122 Oct 24, 10:28 UTC · 125 Oct 24, 10:44 UTC · 128 Oct 24, 10:59 UTC · 130 Oct 24, 11:14 UTC · 136 Oct 24, 11:29 UTC · 137 Oct 24, 11:44 UTC · 138 Oct 24, 11:59 UTC · 141 Oct 24, 12:14 UTC · 143 Oct 24, 12:29 UTC · 145 Oct 24, 12:44 UTC · 149 Oct 24, 12:59 UTC · 153 Oct 24, 13:14 UTC · 155 Oct 24, 13:29 UTC · 158 Oct 24, 13:44 UTC · 159 Oct 24, 13:59 UTC · 164 Oct 24, 14:14 UTC · 167 Oct 24, 14:29 UTC · 168 Oct 24, 14:44 UTC · 174 Oct 24, 14:59 UTC · 180 Oct 24, 15:14 UTC · 182 Oct 24, 15:29 UTC · 183 Oct 24, 15:44 UTC · 188 Oct 24, 15:59 UTC · 193 Oct 24, 16:14 UTC · 195 Oct 24, 16:29 UTC · 199 Oct 24, 16:44 UTC · 201 Oct 24, 16:59 UTC · 204 Oct 24, 17:14 UTC · 205 Oct 24, 17:29 UTC · 210 Oct 24, 17:44 UTC · 213 Oct 24, 17:59 UTC · 214 Oct 24, 18:14 UTC · 216 Oct 24, 18:29 UTC · 218 Oct 24, 18:44 UTC · 220 Oct 24, 18:59 UTC · 223 Oct 24, 19:14 UTC · 223 Oct 24, 19:29 UTC · 226 Oct 24, 19:44 UTC · 230 Oct 24, 19:59 UTC · 232 Oct 24, 20:14 UTC · 233 Oct 24, 20:29 UTC · 235 Oct 24, 20:44 UTC · 237 Oct 24, 20:59 UTC · 239 Oct 24, 21:14 UTC · 240 Oct 24, 21:29 UTC · 241 Oct 24, 21:44 UTC · 242 Oct 24, 21:59 UTC · 243 Oct 24, 22:14 UTC · 244 Oct 24, 22:29 UTC · 245 Oct 24, 22:44 UTC · 245 Oct 24, 22:59 UTC · 245 Oct 25, 00:59 UTC · 253 Oct 25, 01:44 UTC · 256 Oct 25, 01:59 UTC · 256 Oct 25, 02:14 UTC · 257 Oct 25, 02:29 UTC · 257 Oct 25, 02:44 UTC · 258 Oct 25, 02:59 UTC · 258 Oct 25, 03:59 UTC · 259 Oct 25, 07:44 UTC · 265 Oct 25, 07:59 UTC · 265 Oct 25, 08:14 UTC · 267 Oct 25, 08:29 UTC · 268 Oct 25, 08:44 UTC · 268 Oct 25, 08:59 UTC · 268 Oct 25, 09:14 UTC · 268 Oct 25, 09:29 UTC · 268 Oct 25, 09:44 UTC · 268
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