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Nordstjernen, Northstar, Southstar: minimalist webbrowsers in C and Rust

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#21Peak rank
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Nov 5, 2026First seen
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Submitted by
Propelloni
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Nov 5, 2026
Site
nordstjernen.org

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Trending history

Nordstjernen, Northstar, Southstar: minimalist webbrowsers in C and Rust was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 5, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 23 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #21 of 30, reached on Nov 5, 16:52 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 5, 21:37 UTC.

Rank history

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

#1#11#20#30 16:0717:2918:5220:1421:37 Nov 5, 16:07 UTC · #30Nov 5, 16:22 UTC · #30Nov 5, 16:37 UTC · #23Nov 5, 16:52 UTC · #21Nov 5, 17:07 UTC · #21Nov 5, 17:22 UTC · #22Nov 5, 17:37 UTC · #23Nov 5, 17:52 UTC · #23Nov 5, 18:07 UTC · #24Nov 5, 18:22 UTC · #25Nov 5, 18:37 UTC · #27Nov 5, 18:52 UTC · #26Nov 5, 19:07 UTC · #25Nov 5, 19:22 UTC · #26Nov 5, 19:37 UTC · #26Nov 5, 19:52 UTC · #26Nov 5, 20:07 UTC · #25Nov 5, 20:22 UTC · #26Nov 5, 20:37 UTC · #26Nov 5, 20:52 UTC · #25Nov 5, 21:07 UTC · #25Nov 5, 21:22 UTC · #25Nov 5, 21:37 UTC · #24

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

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Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

0163147 16:0717:2918:5220:1421:37 Nov 5, 16:07 UTC · 3Nov 5, 16:22 UTC · 7Nov 5, 16:37 UTC · 10Nov 5, 16:52 UTC · 11Nov 5, 17:07 UTC · 15Nov 5, 17:22 UTC · 19Nov 5, 17:37 UTC · 19Nov 5, 17:52 UTC · 20Nov 5, 18:07 UTC · 20Nov 5, 18:22 UTC · 22Nov 5, 18:37 UTC · 23Nov 5, 18:52 UTC · 28Nov 5, 19:07 UTC · 28Nov 5, 19:22 UTC · 29Nov 5, 19:37 UTC · 30Nov 5, 19:52 UTC · 32Nov 5, 20:07 UTC · 32Nov 5, 20:22 UTC · 36Nov 5, 20:37 UTC · 41Nov 5, 20:52 UTC · 42Nov 5, 21:07 UTC · 44Nov 5, 21:22 UTC · 45Nov 5, 21:37 UTC · 47

From the discussion

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

Minimalist web browsers written from scratch in C (Nordstjernen, Northstar) or Rust (Southstar).

Questions

Is Nordstjernen, Northstar, Southstar: minimalist webbrowsers in C and Rust trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 5, 21:37 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank Nordstjernen, Northstar, Southstar: minimalist webbrowsers in C and Rust reached?

#21 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 5, 16:52 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has Nordstjernen, Northstar, Southstar: minimalist webbrowsers in C and Rust been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 5, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (23 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

3 points and 1 comment; submitted by Propelloni on Nov 5, 2026.