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Custom views offers a very different perspective of what is "front page" for Hacker News, and it severely interacts with the argument of how the front page ough

Custom views offers a very different perspective of what is "front page" for Hacker News, and it severely interacts with the argument of how the front page ought be curated. IMO most consumer apps and feed-like experiences should offer custom views for those who care for something other than an officially curated experience.

metadat 4y ago
There are other views: https://news.ycombinator.com/lists https://news.ycombinator.com/lists Not so customizable, though.
- busymom0 4y ago
  My HACK app provides all those (and a few additional views which aren't listed on that page) plus chronological views which can be filtered by Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly. You can also filter for posts with 100, 200, 300, 400 or 500 points. Also sends push notifications for when someone replies/comments to your post/comment. Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/I8MCYjV https://imgur.com/a/I8MCYjV iOS, iPadOS and MacOS: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/hack-for-hacker-news-reader/id1464477788 https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/hack-for-hacker-news-reader/id... Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pranapps.hack https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pranapps.h...
  - tapvt 4y ago
    Just downloaded this, and it is quite pleasant to use. Nice work!
  - therealdrag0 4y ago
    I tried a bunch of apps a while ago and this is the best one. HACK is awesome thanks for it, and being so responsive to emails!!
  - nodomain 4y ago
    Nice one. It would be even nicer if it behaved more like a MacOS app, eg. Cmd-, for settings :)
  - marak830 4y ago
    The issue though is that it's an app. Why would I install something when I already have a browser :-)
    - busymom0 4y ago
      The browser at least doesn’t offer push notifications for replies to your posts and comments. I believe my app is the only one which offers that.
cantSpellSober 4y ago
Isn't HN like other forums with terrible, er quaint UI at this point? No power users on reddit actually use the bare app or official mobile application.
- zoover2020 4y ago
  Aren't you confusing ad injection over usability here? The official client used to be in a usuable state. With their shift of focus to PURE ads it has now become a hemorrhoid of the internet (unless you use custom clients)

metadat 4y ago

There are other views: https://news.ycombinator.com/lists https://news.ycombinator.com/lists Not so customizable, though.

busymom0 4y ago
My HACK app provides all those (and a few additional views which aren't listed on that page) plus chronological views which can be filtered by Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly. You can also filter for posts with 100, 200, 300, 400 or 500 points. Also sends push notifications for when someone replies/comments to your post/comment. Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/I8MCYjV https://imgur.com/a/I8MCYjV iOS, iPadOS and MacOS: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/hack-for-hacker-news-reader/id1464477788 https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/hack-for-hacker-news-reader/id... Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pranapps.hack https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pranapps.h...
- tapvt 4y ago
  Just downloaded this, and it is quite pleasant to use. Nice work!
- therealdrag0 4y ago
  I tried a bunch of apps a while ago and this is the best one. HACK is awesome thanks for it, and being so responsive to emails!!
- nodomain 4y ago
  Nice one. It would be even nicer if it behaved more like a MacOS app, eg. Cmd-, for settings :)
- marak830 4y ago
  The issue though is that it's an app. Why would I install something when I already have a browser :-)
  - busymom0 4y ago
    The browser at least doesn’t offer push notifications for replies to your posts and comments. I believe my app is the only one which offers that.

cantSpellSober 4y ago

Isn't HN like other forums with terrible, er quaint UI at this point? No power users on reddit actually use the bare app or official mobile application.

zoover2020 4y ago
Aren't you confusing ad injection over usability here? The official client used to be in a usuable state. With their shift of focus to PURE ads it has now become a hemorrhoid of the internet (unless you use custom clients)