ElementaryUI – Swift, in the Browser – Hacker News Rank History

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Points: 99
Comments: 23
Submitted by: frizlab
Posted: Oct 29, 2026
Site: elementary.codes

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Trending history

ElementaryUI – Swift, in the Browser was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 29, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 56 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #11 of 30, reached on Oct 30, 04:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 30, 11:22 UTC.

Rank history

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Best rank per day (UTC).

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From the discussion

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Reminiscent of the now 18-year-old Cappuccino project https://www.cappuccino.dev/
— adrusi · view comment

It would be interesting to see any benchmarks / comparisons to understand what are the benefits of having Swift in the browser. Is it faster? Easier to maintain? Or is it based more on the sympathy to the programming language in general? But great job anyway!
— gosen · view comment

Bit by bit, we are having our beloved browser plugins back, at least for some of us.
— pjmlp · view comment

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Hacker News 2 days, best #11

Oct 30 #11 Oct 29 #21 Week 44 October 2026

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Is ElementaryUI – Swift, in the Browser trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 30, 11:22 UTC, after 2 days of trending.

What is the highest rank ElementaryUI – Swift, in the Browser reached?

#11 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 30, 04:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has ElementaryUI – Swift, in the Browser been trending?

It was first seen on Oct 29, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (56 checks) since.