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Show HN: Pay-as-you-go Windows workstations for solo developers

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#22Peak rank
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48Score · 7d
Nov 9, 2026First seen
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Submitted by
ItsBob
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Nov 9, 2026
Site
whitehirst.com

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

Trending history

Show HN: Pay-as-you-go Windows workstations for solo developers was first seen on Hacker News · Show HN on Nov 9, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 25 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #22 of 30, reached on Nov 9, 18:21 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 10, 01:21 UTC.

Rank history

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

#1#11#20#30 13:2016:2019:2022:2101:21 Nov 9, 13:20 UTC · #25Nov 9, 13:51 UTC · #25Nov 9, 14:21 UTC · #26Nov 9, 14:51 UTC · #26Nov 9, 15:21 UTC · #24Nov 9, 15:51 UTC · #23Nov 9, 16:21 UTC · #26Nov 9, 16:51 UTC · #26Nov 9, 17:21 UTC · #25Nov 9, 17:51 UTC · #25Nov 9, 18:21 UTC · #22Nov 9, 18:51 UTC · #23Nov 9, 19:21 UTC · #24Nov 9, 19:51 UTC · #27Nov 9, 20:21 UTC · #29Nov 9, 20:51 UTC · #29Nov 9, 21:21 UTC · #29Nov 9, 21:51 UTC · #28Nov 9, 22:21 UTC · #28Nov 9, 22:51 UTC · #27Nov 9, 23:21 UTC · #27Nov 9, 23:51 UTC · #26Nov 10, 00:21 UTC · #28Nov 10, 00:51 UTC · #29Nov 10, 01:21 UTC · #29

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

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Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

0123 13:2016:2019:2022:2101:21 Nov 9, 13:20 UTC · 3Nov 9, 13:51 UTC · 3Nov 9, 14:21 UTC · 3Nov 9, 14:51 UTC · 3Nov 9, 15:21 UTC · 3Nov 9, 15:51 UTC · 3Nov 9, 16:21 UTC · 3Nov 9, 16:51 UTC · 3Nov 9, 17:21 UTC · 3Nov 9, 17:51 UTC · 3Nov 9, 18:21 UTC · 3Nov 9, 18:51 UTC · 3Nov 9, 19:21 UTC · 3Nov 9, 19:51 UTC · 3Nov 9, 20:21 UTC · 3Nov 9, 20:51 UTC · 3Nov 9, 21:21 UTC · 3Nov 9, 21:51 UTC · 3Nov 9, 22:21 UTC · 3Nov 9, 22:51 UTC · 3Nov 9, 23:21 UTC · 3Nov 9, 23:51 UTC · 3Nov 10, 00:21 UTC · 3Nov 10, 00:51 UTC · 3Nov 10, 01:21 UTC · 3

From the discussion

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

Hi HN, I'm building an alternative to Azure Dev Box targeted at contractors, solo devs, and bootstrapped startups. It's hosted in the UK/EU — no US CLOUD Act. I actually launched it on HN a week ago but I messed up by gatekeeping the signups behind an Early Access Code and of course, all I heard was crickets! You…

Questions

Is Show HN: Pay-as-you-go Windows workstations for solo developers trending on Show HN right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 10, 01:21 UTC, after 2 days of trending.

What is the highest rank Show HN: Pay-as-you-go Windows workstations for solo developers reached?

#22 on Hacker News · Show HN, on Nov 9, 18:21 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.

How long has Show HN: Pay-as-you-go Windows workstations for solo developers been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 9, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (25 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

3 points and 1 comment; submitted by ItsBob on Nov 9, 2026.