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The Flash C Compiler

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#12Peak rank
1Days on list
84Score · 7d
Nov 7, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days

On Hacker News

Points
87
Comments
42
Submitted by
AlexeyBrin
Posted
Nov 3, 2026
Site
blog.adafruit.com

Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on blog.adafruit.com.

Trending history

The Flash C Compiler was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 7, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 54 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #12 of 30, reached on Nov 7, 18:09 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 7, 18:09 UTC.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 04:5208:1111:3014:5018:09 Nov 7, 04:52 UTC · #29Nov 7, 05:07 UTC · #27Nov 7, 05:22 UTC · #28Nov 7, 05:37 UTC · #26Nov 7, 05:52 UTC · #25Nov 7, 06:07 UTC · #24Nov 7, 06:22 UTC · #25Nov 7, 06:37 UTC · #28Nov 7, 06:52 UTC · #26Nov 7, 07:07 UTC · #27Nov 7, 07:22 UTC · #24Nov 7, 07:37 UTC · #23Nov 7, 07:52 UTC · #24Nov 7, 08:07 UTC · #24Nov 7, 08:22 UTC · #25Nov 7, 08:37 UTC · #25Nov 7, 08:52 UTC · #23Nov 7, 09:07 UTC · #23Nov 7, 09:22 UTC · #23Nov 7, 09:37 UTC · #23Nov 7, 09:52 UTC · #22Nov 7, 10:07 UTC · #22Nov 7, 10:22 UTC · #22Nov 7, 10:37 UTC · #22Nov 7, 10:52 UTC · #20Nov 7, 11:07 UTC · #21Nov 7, 11:22 UTC · #21Nov 7, 11:37 UTC · #22Nov 7, 11:52 UTC · #23Nov 7, 12:07 UTC · #24Nov 7, 12:22 UTC · #22Nov 7, 12:37 UTC · #23Nov 7, 12:52 UTC · #22Nov 7, 13:07 UTC · #22Nov 7, 13:09 UTC · #22Nov 7, 13:24 UTC · #22Nov 7, 13:39 UTC · #22Nov 7, 13:54 UTC · #21Nov 7, 14:09 UTC · #21Nov 7, 14:24 UTC · #22Nov 7, 14:39 UTC · #20Nov 7, 14:54 UTC · #20Nov 7, 15:09 UTC · #20Nov 7, 15:24 UTC · #20Nov 7, 15:39 UTC · #21Nov 7, 15:54 UTC · #20Nov 7, 16:09 UTC · #20Nov 7, 16:24 UTC · #18Nov 7, 16:39 UTC · #18Nov 7, 16:54 UTC · #16Nov 7, 17:09 UTC · #17Nov 7, 17:24 UTC · #17Nov 7, 17:39 UTC · #14Nov 7, 18:09 UTC · #12

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

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Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

0316395 04:5208:1111:3014:5018:09 Nov 7, 04:52 UTC · 7Nov 7, 05:07 UTC · 10Nov 7, 05:22 UTC · 13Nov 7, 05:37 UTC · 14Nov 7, 05:52 UTC · 18Nov 7, 06:07 UTC · 22Nov 7, 06:22 UTC · 22Nov 7, 06:37 UTC · 24Nov 7, 06:52 UTC · 27Nov 7, 07:07 UTC · 28Nov 7, 07:22 UTC · 30Nov 7, 07:37 UTC · 32Nov 7, 07:52 UTC · 33Nov 7, 08:07 UTC · 35Nov 7, 08:22 UTC · 35Nov 7, 08:37 UTC · 38Nov 7, 08:52 UTC · 43Nov 7, 09:07 UTC · 45Nov 7, 09:22 UTC · 49Nov 7, 09:37 UTC · 49Nov 7, 09:52 UTC · 50Nov 7, 10:07 UTC · 51Nov 7, 10:22 UTC · 51Nov 7, 10:37 UTC · 53Nov 7, 10:52 UTC · 55Nov 7, 11:07 UTC · 58Nov 7, 11:22 UTC · 58Nov 7, 11:37 UTC · 58Nov 7, 11:52 UTC · 59Nov 7, 12:07 UTC · 59Nov 7, 12:22 UTC · 61Nov 7, 12:37 UTC · 62Nov 7, 12:52 UTC · 62Nov 7, 13:07 UTC · 63Nov 7, 13:09 UTC · 63Nov 7, 13:24 UTC · 64Nov 7, 13:39 UTC · 65Nov 7, 13:54 UTC · 66Nov 7, 14:09 UTC · 70Nov 7, 14:24 UTC · 73Nov 7, 14:39 UTC · 73Nov 7, 14:54 UTC · 76Nov 7, 15:09 UTC · 77Nov 7, 15:24 UTC · 78Nov 7, 15:39 UTC · 79Nov 7, 15:54 UTC · 82Nov 7, 16:09 UTC · 84Nov 7, 16:24 UTC · 86Nov 7, 16:39 UTC · 87Nov 7, 16:54 UTC · 87Nov 7, 17:09 UTC · 87Nov 7, 17:24 UTC · 88Nov 7, 17:39 UTC · 91Nov 7, 18:09 UTC · 95

From the discussion

A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.

I looked at the Github page and of course it's vibe coded. This is the sort of project that someone would have spent a few months doing as a learning exercise while they were reading through something like Crenshaw's "Let's Build a Compiler" series. I don't see the point of vibe coding it. You still end up with a toy…

This is really neat, I'll have to give it a try. I grew up on QuickBASIC, then Turbo Pascal and Turbo C later on. For my own personal hands on coding time solving mathematical challengers or working on hand coded personal projects to relax in our increasingly agent driven world I've taken to using the text mode Free…

I'm not willing to whitelist whatever bullshit malware this thinly veiled advertisement wants to run on my computer before it will allow me to see the page. Can someone share a précis?

Questions

Is The Flash C Compiler trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 7, 18:09 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank The Flash C Compiler reached?

#12 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 7, 18:09 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has The Flash C Compiler been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 7, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (54 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

87 points and 42 comments; submitted by AlexeyBrin on Nov 3, 2026.