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Show HN: Micron – The Oberon with the Power of C

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#7Rank now –
#7Peak rank
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Points
3
Comments
2
Submitted by
Rochus
Posted
Nov 8, 2026
Site
github.com

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

Trending history

Show HN: Micron – The Oberon with the Power of C was first seen on Hacker News · Show HN on Nov 8, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 7 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #7 of 30, reached on Nov 8, 15:20 UTC. It is #7 right now, climbing from #11 to #7 over the last 6 checks.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Show HN at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 13:5014:3515:2016:0516:50 Nov 8, 13:50 UTC · #26Nov 8, 14:20 UTC · #11Nov 8, 14:50 UTC · #8Nov 8, 15:20 UTC · #7Nov 8, 15:50 UTC · #7Nov 8, 16:20 UTC · #7Nov 8, 16:50 UTC · #7

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

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Metric history

points as reported by Hacker News.

0134 13:5014:3515:2016:0516:50 Nov 8, 13:50 UTC · 2Nov 8, 14:20 UTC · 3Nov 8, 14:50 UTC · 4Nov 8, 15:20 UTC · 4Nov 8, 15:50 UTC · 4Nov 8, 16:20 UTC · 4Nov 8, 16:50 UTC · 4

From the discussion

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

Love the examples you've implemented in Micron: The examples subdirectory (https://github.com/rochus-keller/Micron/tree/master/examples) contains: - a Smalltalk-80 implementation, - the original 1976 P4 Pascal compiler, - the Scheme 9 virtual machine, - the Project Oberon System running on the host, - and the Micron…

Congratulations! I've always been super interested in Oberon (due to my Pascal / Object Pascal / Delphi heritage) and even tried things like A2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A2_(operating_system)) but never fully got into the boat. Micron makes me excited to try your latest incarnation.

Questions

Is Show HN: Micron – The Oberon with the Power of C trending on Show HN right now?

Yes. As of Nov 8, 16:50 UTC it is #7, climbing from #11 to #7 over the last 6 checks.

What is the highest rank Show HN: Micron – The Oberon with the Power of C reached?

#7 on Hacker News · Show HN, on Nov 8, 15:20 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.

How long has Show HN: Micron – The Oberon with the Power of C been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 8, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (7 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

3 points and 2 comments; submitted by Rochus on Nov 8, 2026.