HN Timeline is a personal visualization project by Adrian Krebs that presents the Hacker News front page as a chronological journey. Instead of searching archives, visitors move through twenty years of trending stories, from 2007 to the present, with an additional five predicted years included for context.
The core experience is a playable timeline: you can ride through the years and watch front-page stories pass by, supported by a mood-meter that reflects the tone of the period. This makes long-term shifts in tech interests easier to perceive than a plain list of links would allow.
It is aimed at developers, founders, and tech enthusiasts who want a big-picture view of what the Hacker News community has cared about over time. Readers interested in tech history, recurring themes, and cultural shifts will get the most from it.
Use it as a browsing and discovery aid rather than a daily news reader; the projected years are speculative and should be treated as such. Overall, it is a lightweight, engaging way to explore two decades of tech conversation.
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