The Hardest Tarball?
13 comments
- Points20
- Comments1
#14Rank now 3
#13Peak rank
1Days on list
56Score · 7d
Nov 10, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days
On Hacker News
- Points
- 20
- Comments
- 1
- Submitted by
- thatslast
- Posted
- Nov 10, 2026
- Site
- stoppels.ch
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on stoppels.ch.
Trending history
The Hardest Tarball? was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 10, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 13 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #13 of 30, reached on Nov 10, 18:09 UTC. It is #14 right now, climbing from #17 to #14 over the last 6 checks. The same link also trended on Lobsters, which raises its cross-platform score.
Rank history
Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).
Last 14 days
Best rank per day (UTC).
13
Oct 28today
Metric history
points as reported by Hacker News.
Where it trended
| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker News · Front page | #13 | 1 | 13 | |
| LLobsters · Hottest The hardest tarball | same link | |||
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
This guy, what a hero. He even included a little graphic to show how this "hardest tarball" looks like. At the bottom, there's a link to much more edge cases. It reminds me of this beauty: "Parsing JSON is a Minefield" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16897061
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Questions
Is The Hardest Tarball? trending on Hacker News right now?
Yes. As of Nov 10, 18:24 UTC it is #14, climbing from #17 to #14 over the last 6 checks.
What is the highest rank The Hardest Tarball? reached?
#13 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 10, 18:09 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has The Hardest Tarball? been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 10, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (13 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
20 points and 1 comment; submitted by thatslast on Nov 10, 2026.