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One of the really good things about HN is the Algolia integration so building things like a notifier relatively easy. The structure of the data means you can do
by onion2k 5y ago
One of the really good things about HN is the Algolia integration so building things like a notifier relatively easy. The structure of the data means you can do a lot. The HTML of the pages is old-school enough that rewriting it with a browser plugin is straightforward too. HN is "hackable" in the classic sense of the word. You can build your own things on top of it.
It doesn't need extra features if they just read data and do things when stuff changes - you can do that yourself.
- warrenm 5y ago>You can build your own things on top of it. It doesn't need extra features if they just read data and do things when stuff changes - you can do that yourself. I'm sure I "could" do that myself - but why waste my time when it's something so incredibly trivial to add to the site so everyone benefits? Intentionally breaking the pattern of internet fora by withholding this feature seems ...
- onion2k 5y agoIntentionally breaking the pattern of internet fora by withholding this feature seems Saying that the HN devs are "withholding" a feature implies that you think you're entitled to their development time, QA time, support, etc. You aren't.