Feature Request #2
Allow me to re-edit my comment after posting.
Show HN: HackerNows – Native iOS HN Client
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#22If some users start seen `HNNetwork.NetworkError error 0`, this could be related to HN rate limit, i will add a friendly message for this error on the next version
I don’t think the Firebase HN API has rate limits. By the way, how many concurrent requests are you doing?
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#23why does this website need an app?
Strange question to ask on a forum where people seem intent on showing their new “I used AI to build something completely useless that will be forgotten in a matter of minutes” and the vast majority of people think it’s the next coming of Jesus.
It doesn’t need one, but now the option is there.
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#24great app, neat and native, but unfortunately the website still loads faster, which beats the whole purpose to me
+1. downloaded it to see if it’s faster, but comment section takes around 5-7 seconds to load. other than that, gj—-nice ux, polished, icon..
Not really fixable, unfortunately. The API requires an network call for each comment:
> The v0 API is essentially a dump of our in-memory data structures. We know, what works great locally in memory isn't so hot over the network.
When I played around with making a client, I found the best approach was to only load the first level of comments, and asynchronously fetch children inside DisclosureGroups on appear.
Then I realized the only reason I was making an HN app was so it didn’t blind me at night, and then I realized Lobsters has all the same stories as this place but lets me filter out vibe coding articles, and I just gave up.
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#25If some users start seen `HNNetwork.NetworkError error 0`, this could be related to HN rate limit, i will add a friendly message for this error on the next version
Is there some caching currently? And how login is handled? Are credentials routed through your own infrastructure?
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#26I predict that building an iOS app for HN will be so common, that it will become a standard AI benchmark.
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#27why does this website need an app?
Do you read it on your phone? This website's (lack of a) mobile design makes it really hard to read. If I don't use my mobile app of choice (Harmonic), I have to zoom in really close and scroll all over the place. It's really annoying. The font is way too small, and it's hard-coded.
This looks fine to me? In long threads it gets a bit hard to follow, only thing I'm missing is a jump to next root comment. https://i.imgur.com/8e1Syyf.jpeg
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#28why does this website need an app?
To "delve into comments" (quoting from the app's website).
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#29Pretty cool. Any way to change the fonts?