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Since no one is able to come close to HN UI/UX for many years, I wonder if HN used a UI/UX designer. If so then shout out to that designer

• rob 1y ago
  They nailed it out of the park with the 12px default font size still in 2025. Probably the only site I have to use my browser's zoom feature on.
  • ls-a 1y ago
    To be fair i have my zoom set to 110% for all websites not just HN
    • philistine 1y ago
      How many unthinking users just stay away from the web because the text is too small across the board?
      • krapp 1y ago
        Most people browse the web on their phone or watch, I don't think it's a problem.
• consumer451 1y ago
  IIRC, HN is a fork of early reddit, correct? I am curious how different the features and design were around the time of the fork.
  • pests 1y ago
    I thought Reddit was python and HN is custom written in arc?
    • consumer451 1y ago
      > Over at reddit.com, we rewrote the site from Lisp to Python in the past week. http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/rewritingreddit http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/rewritingreddit (2005) That's a fun read. Hats off for Aaron.
      • NetOpWibby 1y ago
        Never met the guy but I miss him
        • consumer451 1y ago
          Hey, the website in your bio is indeed cool. Usually not a fan of abnormal scrolling, but that's a good time.
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