I really enjoy the content posted on HN. But I frequently find myself skimming through the (often) insightful comments/discussion. Am I the only one who thinks the comments UX makes it difficult to read/participate?
Ask HN: Is it me or HackerNews needs a better UI?
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Re: Ask HN: Is it me or HackerNews needs a better UI?
#2YAS! I personally use the PWA to view HN as i find it more responsive and more visually pleasing.
Re: Ask HN: Is it me or HackerNews needs a better UI?
#3I once attended a seminar by Balaji Vishwanathan. He said in that seminar that once he had the opportunity to meet founder of HackerNews, and he asked him why he doesn't do anything about the look and feel of the site? The founder replied,"I want the site to be as ugly as possible". He implied real hackers like things ugly.
Re: Ask HN: Is it me or HackerNews needs a better UI?
#4I actually really enjoy the layout.
I think changing the color scheme to make it a bit easier on the eyes would certainly be an improvement.
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#5Ugly UI doesn't mean a bad UX. I always point people towards craigslist and ebay.
I can get my news and put in my .02, when compelled to do so. Also, the community is authoritative and inviting.
What could you want from a new design that would add value to the community?
Re: Ask HN: Is it me or HackerNews needs a better UI?
#6YAS! I personally use the PWA to view HN as i find it more responsive and more visually pleasing. https://angular2-hn.firebaseapp.com/
Apart from different colors (which can be achieved by changing the CSS here) and using 17x more data on initial load, what does this accomplish?
Re: Ask HN: Is it me or HackerNews needs a better UI?
#7YAS! I personally use the PWA to view HN as i find it more responsive and more visually pleasing. https://angular2-hn.firebaseapp.com/
cool stuff! thanks for the share
Re: Ask HN: Is it me or HackerNews needs a better UI?
#8I actually really enjoy the layout. I think changing the color scheme to make it a bit easier on the eyes would certainly be an improvement.
I'm not a designer, but one possible improvement would be to cap the width of the text regardless of browser width.
Re: Ask HN: Is it me or HackerNews needs a better UI?
#9Ugly UI doesn't mean a bad UX. I always point people towards craigslist and ebay. I can get my news and put in my .02, when compelled to do so. Also, the community is authoritative and inviting. What could you want from a new design that would add value to the community?
I actually don't have any problems with ugly UI. I agree with your sentiment on craigslist, but I think the UX of hackernews can be better.
Perhaps more emphasis on the discussion or how it is presented? Or ways to sort/display them? I always have this feeling there is good stuff in the discussion but I have to focus myself to read/takeaway from them. Like I said, maybe it's just me?
Re: Ask HN: Is it me or HackerNews needs a better UI?
#10YAS! I personally use the PWA to view HN as i find it more responsive and more visually pleasing. https://angular2-hn.firebaseapp.com/
Apart from different colors (which can be achieved by changing the CSS here) and using 17x more data on initial load, what does this accomplish?
Not that I am supporting this other UI here. But there is something to say about using different fonts, spacing, colors, etc.. You might not agree but it makes a difference to many people.