Any chance of HN getting angry about this, à la Reddit?
* HN reader apps have existed forever.
* There is a public API.
^ The incentives for “getting angry” aren’t there, like they were for Reddit.
Think critically.
Show HN: Ember, a native iOS Hacker News reader I built around accessibility
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#22Looks great. Does it support pinch zoom like webpage hn does
Needing to resort to pinch and zoom for everything is an indicator of bad accessibility. HN “supporting” pinch and zoom is more like… HN not being responsive and/or being good about dynamic text size.
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#23Looks great! It seems you’re nervous about getting permission to show what you made to the world from Apple. May I suggest you encourage people who want to use the app to get their own subscription and build and install it themselves, or consider AltStore/SideStore. Or go via TestFlight with your own monetization built in. No one should need permission to ship from a trillion dollar company.
This is a long bow to draw just for an excuse to get on your soapbox about Apple, especially talking to someone who has definitely heard it all before and has definitely formed their own view on this particular topic (and doesn’t need proselytising from you).
Only offering ideas, people are free to ignore them.
You never know - OP might not have thought of these options.
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#24The information comes from HN; would there be a risk of copyright infringement if the product were listed on the App Store?
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#25Looks great! It seems you’re nervous about getting permission to show what you made to the world from Apple. May I suggest you encourage people who want to use the app to get their own subscription and build and install it themselves, or consider AltStore/SideStore. Or go via TestFlight with your own monetization built in. No one should need permission to ship from a trillion dollar company.
This is a long bow to draw just for an excuse to get on your soapbox about Apple, especially talking to someone who has definitely heard it all before and has definitely formed their own view on this particular topic (and doesn’t need proselytising from you).
I thought it was interesting to read. It had some information I didn't have before.
Re: Show HN: Ember, a native iOS Hacker News reader I built around accessibility
#26Are you planning to release Android version as well ?
I will check if it is possible to build for Android.
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#27Just starred it on github ;)
Looks very good !
Re: Show HN: Ember, a native iOS Hacker News reader I built around accessibility
#28I've been using Octal on iOS and https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News on Mac that was showcased here 4 months ago. Got to give you kudos for the Accessibility enablement though - while some of it is baked-in support, it’s worth appreciating your work in whittling down whatever else can be supported. Here is a comparison for the two on Mac, if you're interested. https://gq6o9uxicyzuw8es6qxe78bnml9wc3re.pastehtm…
I'm curious if you used a particular tool for this comparison or a LLM. I ask because (layered irony) I'm making a general tool for multi-dimensional item comparisons, using Claude to build the tool (but not the comparisons, not that I mind).
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#29I'm posting this from a test feature I'm working on for your app: HN login, comments, replies, edit, etc.
I've also filed some smaller PRs.
Re: Show HN: Ember, a native iOS Hacker News reader I built around accessibility
#30I've been using Octal on iOS and https://github.com/IronsideXXVI/Hacker-News on Mac that was showcased here 4 months ago. Got to give you kudos for the Accessibility enablement though - while some of it is baked-in support, it’s worth appreciating your work in whittling down whatever else can be supported. Here is a comparison for the two on Mac, if you're interested. https://gq6o9uxicyzuw8es6qxe78bnml9wc3re.pastehtm…
I'm curious if you used a particular tool for this comparison or a LLM. I ask because (layered irony) I'm making a general tool for multi-dimensional item comparisons, using Claude to build the tool (but not the comparisons, not that I mind).
I had my personal notes comparing Octal and Ironside, then I had claude go through both the repos.