← Back to context Comment by d0m 15 years ago I thought the "secret sauce" was hidden from Arc sources..? 3 comments d0m Reply tptacek 15 years ago My understanding is that the actual HN implementation is heavily customized and not public. grourk 15 years ago Maybe what's hidden is the code for determining what counts as a vote. e.g., multiple votes from the same IP may be discounted or simply counted as a single vote. Or a bunch of votes coming from fresh accounts created at or after submission time. weaksauce 15 years ago That algorithm has been in the source for a while. What is unknown is the current constants and if he changed it at all since first publishing it.
tptacek 15 years ago My understanding is that the actual HN implementation is heavily customized and not public.
grourk 15 years ago Maybe what's hidden is the code for determining what counts as a vote. e.g., multiple votes from the same IP may be discounted or simply counted as a single vote. Or a bunch of votes coming from fresh accounts created at or after submission time.
weaksauce 15 years ago That algorithm has been in the source for a while. What is unknown is the current constants and if he changed it at all since first publishing it.
My understanding is that the actual HN implementation is heavily customized and not public.
Maybe what's hidden is the code for determining what counts as a vote. e.g., multiple votes from the same IP may be discounted or simply counted as a single vote. Or a bunch of votes coming from fresh accounts created at or after submission time.
That algorithm has been in the source for a while. What is unknown is the current constants and if he changed it at all since first publishing it.