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Hey! Sorry if that comment came out a bit harsh; I definitely didn't mean it to. As evidenced by the fact that I continue to use the web app over any of the nat

by itp 11y ago

Hey! Sorry if that comment came out a bit harsh; I definitely didn't mean it to. As evidenced by the fact that I continue to use the web app over any of the native options, I'm obviously a pretty happy user. So, random thoughts/feedback: - I wish I could login, comment, maybe even receive comment notifications? Although the last would clearly be an improvement on HN itself. - I wish I had some preferences available to me, e.g. always open links externally vs. inside the app itself. (I can long-press on a link and select "open in Chrome" of course.) - Flipkart has some pretty slick animations. The primary thing that jars me about HackerWeb is how abrupt everything is compared to native apps. Obviously nothing huge; just stuff I didn't know was even possible. Anyway, let me at least grab this opportunity to thank you for your work!

lewisl9029 11y ago
> I wish I could login, comment, maybe even receive comment notifications? AFAIK authenticated user actions (logging in/commenting/profile management/etc) are simply not exposed through the official HN API. I don't think there's much third party developers can do about that, unfortunately. But yes, web apps have come a long way. Apple treating web apps as second-class citizens will probably still pose a huge barrier to widespread adoption for quite some time though.
cheeaun 11y ago
Hah, I don't see your comment as harsh at all :) So as for your feedback: 1. I myself also wish that I could login, comment, etc. Unfortunately the official API doesn't allow it yet. Other HN apps implement those by scraping HN, save your username/password somewhere but I didn't choose this route because it might be a maintenance nightmare for me :( 2. Regarding the 'open new tab/window' preference for links, I've been thinking about this for a long time. Will experiment soon :) 3. Animations. I'll need time to implement those :P Glad to know that you like my app! Cheers.

by itp 11y ago

lewisl9029 11y ago

> I wish I could login, comment, maybe even receive comment notifications? AFAIK authenticated user actions (logging in/commenting/profile management/etc) are simply not exposed through the official HN API. I don't think there's much third party developers can do about that, unfortunately. But yes, web apps have come a long way. Apple treating web apps as second-class citizens will probably still pose a huge barrier to widespread adoption for quite some time though.

cheeaun 11y ago

Hah, I don't see your comment as harsh at all :) So as for your feedback: 1. I myself also wish that I could login, comment, etc. Unfortunately the official API doesn't allow it yet. Other HN apps implement those by scraping HN, save your username/password somewhere but I didn't choose this route because it might be a maintenance nightmare for me :( 2. Regarding the 'open new tab/window' preference for links, I've been thinking about this for a long time. Will experiment soon :) 3. Animations. I'll need time to implement those :P Glad to know that you like my app! Cheers.