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> One App to replace them all. You mean like a browser? > Intuitive UI I understand I'm probably not the target market for this - but I'm very uninspired by

by kikki 7y ago

> One App to replace them all. You mean like a browser? > Intuitive UI I understand I'm probably not the target market for this - but I'm very uninspired by the Slack-copy design trend happening everywhere.

toxican 7y ago
> You mean like a browser? I can see this being a nice alternative to a few browser options for checking the latest across multiple sites. Pinned tabs, "Open All" bookmark folder, loose tabs, etc. Not ideal, imo, so having them all in one place and unified under a single UI might be kind of nice. Can't really speak to the UI though since this is unfortunately macOS only :(
- ProAm 7y ago
  > I can see this being a nice alternative to a few browser options for checking the latest across multiple site It's just another walled garden approach
  - kkarakk 7y ago
    Which is good coz most of these communities are time sucks so consciously having to open an app instead of just opening a new tab is great. Currently i use another browser for this(firefox is for browsing hackernews, chrome is for work since devtools are better)
    - ShinTakuya 7y ago
      Besides when working with web workers I've actually had an overall better experience with FF dev tools in the recent couple of years. I recommend trying them out again if you haven't already.
    - erklik 7y ago
      > Currently i use another browser for this(firefox is for browsing hackernews, chrome is for work since devtools are better) Have you tried Firefox Developer Mode? I find it to be lots better, especially if you are using grid or flexbox.
- rovr138 7y ago
  Sounds like RSS.
  - 7961636B6572 7y ago
    will build RSS plugin in the future.
  - toxican 7y ago
    Ha, that's a good point. I never could really get into using RSS feeds for whatever reason. It's possible I'd lose interest in this approach to media consumption for similar reason (whatever they are).
  - jddj 7y ago
    I have to agree. Nice work, and looks pretty, but Feedly scratches this itch for me almost perfectly. And it expands well beyond Reddit and HN. The only better solution would be if I hosted my own and used an open source app. I'll get around to it.
    - skinnymuch 7y ago
      Does Feedly/RSS right now with community sites like HN/reddit support all the comments? Do they support comments in blog posts? I may have not played around enough or missed something. When I tried rss with Feedly before. I wasn’t getting blog post comments. I don’t think reddit/HN comments either but could be wrong there.
      - jddj 7y ago
        Nah, no comments. You get the title which is a link to the submission, a picture and a link to the comments. I'm on Android so hitting either opens a webview (powered by Firefox) with an X in the top left which leads back to feedly. I also have scrolling past a submission set to mark it as read. Admittedly something which handled unread comments and notifications for replies could be more engaging, but I feel like I get enough HN as it is and I want to remain somewhat productive.
gitgud 7y ago
It's interesting that the Slack UI design is becoming so popular. Also the VS Code UI (which is very similar to Slack) is another style growing in popularity... Maybe it's easy to find templates for these styles?

by kikki 7y ago

toxican 7y ago

> You mean like a browser? I can see this being a nice alternative to a few browser options for checking the latest across multiple sites. Pinned tabs, "Open All" bookmark folder, loose tabs, etc. Not ideal, imo, so having them all in one place and unified under a single UI might be kind of nice. Can't really speak to the UI though since this is unfortunately macOS only :(

ProAm 7y ago
> I can see this being a nice alternative to a few browser options for checking the latest across multiple site It's just another walled garden approach
- kkarakk 7y ago
  Which is good coz most of these communities are time sucks so consciously having to open an app instead of just opening a new tab is great. Currently i use another browser for this(firefox is for browsing hackernews, chrome is for work since devtools are better)
  - ShinTakuya 7y ago
    Besides when working with web workers I've actually had an overall better experience with FF dev tools in the recent couple of years. I recommend trying them out again if you haven't already.
  - erklik 7y ago
    > Currently i use another browser for this(firefox is for browsing hackernews, chrome is for work since devtools are better) Have you tried Firefox Developer Mode? I find it to be lots better, especially if you are using grid or flexbox.
rovr138 7y ago
Sounds like RSS.
- 7961636B6572 7y ago
  will build RSS plugin in the future.
- toxican 7y ago
  Ha, that's a good point. I never could really get into using RSS feeds for whatever reason. It's possible I'd lose interest in this approach to media consumption for similar reason (whatever they are).
- jddj 7y ago
  I have to agree. Nice work, and looks pretty, but Feedly scratches this itch for me almost perfectly. And it expands well beyond Reddit and HN. The only better solution would be if I hosted my own and used an open source app. I'll get around to it.
  - skinnymuch 7y ago
    Does Feedly/RSS right now with community sites like HN/reddit support all the comments? Do they support comments in blog posts? I may have not played around enough or missed something. When I tried rss with Feedly before. I wasn’t getting blog post comments. I don’t think reddit/HN comments either but could be wrong there.
    - jddj 7y ago
      Nah, no comments. You get the title which is a link to the submission, a picture and a link to the comments. I'm on Android so hitting either opens a webview (powered by Firefox) with an X in the top left which leads back to feedly. I also have scrolling past a submission set to mark it as read. Admittedly something which handled unread comments and notifications for replies could be more engaging, but I feel like I get enough HN as it is and I want to remain somewhat productive.

gitgud 7y ago

It's interesting that the Slack UI design is becoming so popular. Also the VS Code UI (which is very similar to Slack) is another style growing in popularity... Maybe it's easy to find templates for these styles?