Show HN: I rebuilt my old canvas 3D library as a small WebGL 2 library – phoria2
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#20Peak rank
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95Score · 7d
Nov 1, 2026First seen
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- 107
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- kevs3d
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- Oct 31, 2026
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Trending history
Show HN: I rebuilt my old canvas 3D library as a small WebGL 2 library – phoria2 was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 1, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 137 checks on 5 different days, across 3 lists (Hacker News · Front page, Hacker News · Show HN, Hacker News · Show HN · this week). Its best position was #20 of 30, reached on Nov 2, 02:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 7, 08:50 UTC.
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Where it trended
| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
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| Hacker News · Front page | #20 | 2 | 86 | |
| Hacker News · Show HN | #9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hacker News · Show HN · this week | #16 | 3 | 49 |
From the discussion
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Wasn't expecting `chart({ mark: ... })` primitives in a 3D WebGL 2 library that cover timeseries, heat-colored hour/day surface charts, and tiled dashboards off the bat—that’s quite a pleasant surprise! There were two things in particular about the landing page that caught my eye: 1. Views that only render when…
This is super cool, and I loved seeing the FPS stay locked at 120 on my phone. I didn't see this on the website, but do you have any docs that detail how your library compares to other popular options such as Three, Babylon, etc? Definitely giving this a try today. One thing I noticed is that the "hover"…
- so that is what 3d is eh? - we got our coordinates x and y increasing towards the right on the screen and bottom respectively - but we imagine 3d items as having a 0,0,0 at the center of the screen where x increases towards right, y increases towards top and z increases if you smashed your head inside the screen -…
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Is Show HN: I rebuilt my old canvas 3D library as a small WebGL 2 library – phoria2 trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 7, 08:50 UTC, after 5 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Show HN: I rebuilt my old canvas 3D library as a small WebGL 2 library – phoria2 reached?
#20 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 2, 02:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Show HN: I rebuilt my old canvas 3D library as a small WebGL 2 library – phoria2 been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 1, 2026 and has been on the list on 5 days (137 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
107 points and 30 comments; submitted by kevs3d on Oct 31, 2026.