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No. This site isn't about UX or innovation, it's about tech start ups. It's a constant reminder that something can be successful even if it was written in a LIS
by tinco 13y ago
No. This site isn't about UX or innovation, it's about tech start ups. It's a constant reminder that something can be successful even if it was written in a LISP dialect and has a bunch of UX misses as long as the core idea is valid and the product usable enough.
I've used a bunch of HN skins that were supposedly better designed, but none of them stuck. Apparently it's just plain unnecessary for HN to be better.
- theg2 13y agoSo because it's written in LISP it gets a free pass in other areas? That seems like a dubious claim.
- tinco 13y agoIndubitably.
- Flimm 13y agoThat's not what he said.
- SkyMarshal 13y agoNo, despite it being written in an obscure language and sparse UI it has massive traction anyway. There's a lesson in there somewhere.
- bmelton 13y ago> There's a lesson in there somewhere The website that lets technologists hang out with people who might give them large sums of money to see their ideas succeed doesn't have to be good, or pretty. If the website were better, or prettier, that would not add any additional value to the previously mentioned large sums of money. (Oh, and advice, and being able to chat with industry leaders and experts on diverse arrays of topics, etc.)
- elwell 13y agoCouldn't agree more. E.g., when Digg got popular and redesigned their site everyone switched to the bare-bones Reddit.