Is anyone interested in a better Hacker News?

#1

Post by goldname » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 2:16 AM UTC

I really like the content on this forum but I find the features and UI lacking. I was going to make another website dedicated to tech news and discussion but with a better user exp. Would anyone be interested in trying the product when I finish it?

Re: Is anyone interested in a better Hacker News?

#2

Post by throwitaway222 » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 2:21 AM UTC

build it with llms

Re: Is anyone interested in a better Hacker News?

#3

Post by qup » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 2:47 AM UTC

The problem is, you won't build a better Hacker News.

Re: Is anyone interested in a better Hacker News?

#4

Post by rfarley04 » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 2:48 AM UTC

I can't think of anything I wish HN did differently. What do you have in mind that's "better UX"?

Re: Is anyone interested in a better Hacker News?

#5

Post by joegahona » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 2:50 AM UTC

I would be interested in trying the product if the content is as good or better than the content here. More features will not get me to switch, however.

Re: Is anyone interested in a better Hacker News?

#6

Post by TheAlchemist » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 2:54 AM UTC

I'm sorry, but I think you've misunderstood what the product here really is !

Who cares about UI

Re: Is anyone interested in a better Hacker News?

#7

Post by squircle » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 2:56 AM UTC

TheAlchemist wrote: post #6

I'm sorry, but I think you've misunderstood what the product here really is ! Who cares about UI

My fat fingers appreciate the practice.

P.s., to OP, you can roll your own UI on top of HN without losing whatever this community is.

Re: Is anyone interested in a better Hacker News?

#8

Post by goldname » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 2:57 AM UTC

throwitaway222 wrote: post #2

build it with llms

What do you mean? i'm using llms to debug code and stuff

Re: Is anyone interested in a better Hacker News?

#9

Post by goldname » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 2:59 AM UTC

rfarley04 wrote: post #4

I can't think of anything I wish HN did differently. What do you have in mind that's "better UX"?

I really like the quora interface. I think old quora used to have a good community like HN. So I'm designing the ui kind of like that

Re: Is anyone interested in a better Hacker News?

#10

Post by squircle » Tue, Jul 02, 2024, 3:00 AM UTC

throwitaway222 wrote: post #2

build it with llms

I would certainly appreciate if @dang and @pg cared to clarify just how many bots are on this platform. Without the data, what's left but to assume we're wasting time communing with bots and interplanetary intelligences (save for those relationships we connect with in person. Empirical evidence is important.)