Bartosz Ciechanowski's interactive articles
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 8 of 31 interactive visualizations by recommenders
Free interactive articles on engines, clocks, light and networking, admired for their craft, depth and polish.
Free interactive articles on engines, clocks, light and networking, admired for their craft, depth and polish.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 92%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 11 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Crafted with care and expertise
“Ciechanowski's works of art are in a completely different league than this AI slop.”
Comment from 8 Oct 2026 in “GPT‑6 and Intelligent UI for everyone” “his lovingly and expertly crafted explainers are still going to age”
Comment from 7 Oct 2026 in “GPT‑6 and Intelligent UI for everyone” Impressive and inspiring to readers
“impresses me every time I see the link come up”
Comment from 6 Feb 2026 in “Animated Engines” “A fantastic website/person to be inspired by.”
Comment from 24 Jul 2026 in “The Beam Engine” Favorite internet content worth reading
“his skeleton clock build is one of my favorite pieces of internet content ever”
Comment from 8 Oct 2026 in “Archaeologists Are Reconstructing the 'Invisible' Technologies of the Stone Age” “it's well worth spending your time reading through his content meticulously”
Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “Airfoil”
Other interactive visualizations people recommend
The four most recommended other interactive visualizations, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ciechanow.ski | 33 | 1 | 97% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Size of Life | 30 | 4 | 88% | 2 | — | — |
| PGSimCity | 27 | 3 | 90% | 1 | — | — |
| Ithihāsas | 18 | 3 | 86% | 1 | — | — |
| Bartosz Ciechanowski's interactive articlesThis page | 11 | 1 | 92% | 6 | — | Approved |
What people said
10 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Those by Ciechanowski very much aren't”
“his skeleton clock build is one of my favorite pieces of internet content ever”
“Ciechanowski's works of art are in a completely different league than this AI slop.”
“Amazing work. Always excited for the next update.”
“his lovingly and expertly crafted explainers are still going to age”
“A fantastic website/person to be inspired by.”
“Reminds me of Bartosz Ciechanowski's works”
“Don't you dare forget https://ciechanow.ski/”
“impresses me every time I see the link come up”
“it's well worth spending your time reading through his content meticulously”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.