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Ask HN: What was your “honeymoon phase” with HN?

5 points by diceduckmonk 4y ago

How has your relationship with HN change over time? How long did the "honeymoon phase" last, if it was ever over?

tlack 4y ago
Honeymoon continuing for me since day 1. This is the best SNR on the internet.
mtmail 4y ago
Once I read more of Dang's moderation comments I realized how deeply he cares about HN. He takes time to explain his view point (which can also change over time), he answers emails, he develops new features to fight spam. I value that more than changing the website layout, dark-mode, font-size. Examples https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24310804 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24310804 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19392943 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19392943 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15151627 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15151627
- halikular 4y ago
  Only thing I think they should implement proper responsive design so that you can have the width of the window less than 800px or whatever without getting overflow. I think at around 500px it switches to mobile view, so there's a gap in between when you have a horizontal scroll bar.
jgrahamc 4y ago
I have been reading HN for 15 years. Only site that's worth reading every day.
jurgenwerk 4y ago
Been here for many years, and I love it more and more. It's probably the smartest thing you can read online.
codegeek 4y ago
Reading HN since 2009 even though I created an account in 2012 (wow, a decade now). I don't think much has changed for me as far as HN is concerned. Wouldn't call it honeymoon phase since it is permanent :)
giantg2 4y ago
Either there wasn't one for me, or I'm still in it.
muzani 4y ago
I still like it. I think there's some glaring flaws. HN seems to glass cannon - it's probably top 0.1% in tech, but below average in a lot of things. You find the topics where Sturgeon's Law kicks in and stay far away from them.
1123581321 4y ago
I suppose my honeymoon phase was when I was learning Ruby and a lot more articles about it were being upvoted. It was a great source of information and the comments a window into the assumptions that I would need to learn to either adopt or empathize with. These days there are so many nice language- and domain-specific roundup newsletters that I mainly enjoy HN for the odd technical stories I never expected to read that day. I also enjoy watching dang moderate; he is gifted. I’m still in the honeymoon phase with Ruby, by the way.
BOOSTERHIDROGEN 4y ago
The best SNR.

5 points by diceduckmonk 4y ago

How has your relationship with HN change over time? How long did the "honeymoon phase" last, if it was ever over?

tlack 4y ago

Honeymoon continuing for me since day 1. This is the best SNR on the internet.

mtmail 4y ago

Once I read more of Dang's moderation comments I realized how deeply he cares about HN. He takes time to explain his view point (which can also change over time), he answers emails, he develops new features to fight spam. I value that more than changing the website layout, dark-mode, font-size. Examples https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24310804 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24310804 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19392943 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19392943 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15151627 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15151627

halikular 4y ago
Only thing I think they should implement proper responsive design so that you can have the width of the window less than 800px or whatever without getting overflow. I think at around 500px it switches to mobile view, so there's a gap in between when you have a horizontal scroll bar.

jgrahamc 4y ago

I have been reading HN for 15 years. Only site that's worth reading every day.

jurgenwerk 4y ago

Been here for many years, and I love it more and more. It's probably the smartest thing you can read online.

codegeek 4y ago

Reading HN since 2009 even though I created an account in 2012 (wow, a decade now). I don't think much has changed for me as far as HN is concerned. Wouldn't call it honeymoon phase since it is permanent :)

giantg2 4y ago

Either there wasn't one for me, or I'm still in it.

muzani 4y ago

I still like it. I think there's some glaring flaws. HN seems to glass cannon - it's probably top 0.1% in tech, but below average in a lot of things. You find the topics where Sturgeon's Law kicks in and stay far away from them.

1123581321 4y ago

I suppose my honeymoon phase was when I was learning Ruby and a lot more articles about it were being upvoted. It was a great source of information and the comments a window into the assumptions that I would need to learn to either adopt or empathize with. These days there are so many nice language- and domain-specific roundup newsletters that I mainly enjoy HN for the odd technical stories I never expected to read that day. I also enjoy watching dang moderate; he is gifted. I’m still in the honeymoon phase with Ruby, by the way.

BOOSTERHIDROGEN 4y ago

The best SNR.