[vram22]

Has any one else noticed that programming-language-topic threads on HN seem to come in batches, sometimes? I'm not complaining. I like it, since I am a language fan, though not an implementer or lawyer. I have seen this phenomenon at least a few times in the last few years. (Did not check much during Covid.)

[JNRowe]

I've been enjoying this series of "Breakfast With Forth Week", best one yet.

It had left me wondering what had caused it. There was a thread a few weeks ago where the old guard were describing an actual attempt to game the system, and I wondered if we were seeing a version of that being played out.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25787374

[vram22]

Will check,thanks.

[sidpatil]

It's probably because one link leads to another, and interest in the topic is piqued for a while, until the next new (or old) cool topic comes along.

[vram22]

Yes, that's probably part of the reason - apart from a fad-of-the-month kind of thing, and also due to genuine interest in the topics.