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The real point for me is that Reddit is a far better website - it's just nicer to use. If not a subreddit, is there any reason why Hacker News couldn't use a f
by nathan_f77 15y ago
The real point for me is that Reddit is a far better website - it's just nicer to use.
If not a subreddit, is there any reason why Hacker News couldn't use a forked version of the open source Reddit code?
- mindcrime 15y agoIf not a subreddit, is there any reason why Hacker News couldn't use a forked version of the open source Reddit code? For one, pg had created a new Lisp dialect (Arc) and wanted something to use it on; and - IIRC - HN came along before the Reddit code went OSS anyway. Although my memory could be betraying me on that latter point...
- vorbby 15y agoIs it really better to use? HN is incredibly simple, and everything works as expected. There's a few UI quirks with reddit that I don't particularly like. For example: I don't think it's obvious to a new user how to submit a story. Second (and this might be a personal preference) clicking the reddit logo in the header should take you to the main page for that subreddit, not reddit.com. Particularly when said subreddit has a customized logo.
- pkamb 15y ago[Unknown or expired link.]