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Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Post by grinich »

I built a popular Hacker News iPhone (and soon to be iPad) app. It lets you browse stories, explore comments and threads, and open links with an in-app browser (with built-in Readability). You can even log-in and vote up/down and post your own comments. The last update also added support for sharing via Twitter, Instapaper, Facebook, etc.

Check out a demo video here: http://michaelgrinich.com/hackernews/

Currently I'm working on the next update, which will add full iPad support. If anyone has suggestions for what to add, feel free to email me.

(posted on mashable as well)

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Post by _b8r0 »

grinich wrote: post #23

I built a popular Hacker News iPhone (and soon to be iPad) app. It lets you browse stories, explore comments and threads, and open links with an in-app browser (with built-in Readability). You can even log-in and vote up/down and post your own comments. The last update also added support for sharing via Twitter, Instapaper, Facebook, etc. Check out a demo video here: http://michaelgrinich.com/hackernews/ Currently I'…

I use this app, it's great!

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Post by michael_dorfman »

grinich wrote: post #23

I built a popular Hacker News iPhone (and soon to be iPad) app. It lets you browse stories, explore comments and threads, and open links with an in-app browser (with built-in Readability). You can even log-in and vote up/down and post your own comments. The last update also added support for sharing via Twitter, Instapaper, Facebook, etc. Check out a demo video here: http://michaelgrinich.com/hackernews/ Currently I'…

I've been using this app for a while, along with a few other HN apps. What's stopping me from using it exclusively is that it only shows the top stories, not the "new" feed.

Add that, and you've got a clear market winner.

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Post by iwr »

nikcub wrote: post #15
frou_dh wrote: post #10

Really, calling out a site as ugly via one packed top to bottom with a ridiculous zoo of disjointed elements: http://i.imgur.com/0SUYk.png HN is the pinnacle of beauty compared to that mess. Boy, I sound offended, but I'm just struck by the obliviousness of the author.

online journalism today: http://i.imgur.com/HDQxM.jpg

You forget the full-screen flash ads, with music and no X in the corner.

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Post by lt »

wvl wrote: post #4
brianwillis wrote: post #2

Not really sure if any of these are better. Different maybe, but not better. hckrnews.com, which the article bills as "a minimalist Hacker News alternative" is IMO more cluttered than the original homepage. HN is already plenty minimal anyway - why would you want to get into a minimalism pissing match?

The point with http://hckrnews.com wasn't to get into a "minimalism pissing match" , but to read the frontpage items sorted by time (and archived). However, I did strive for minimalism and readability as a goal. I'm not sure why you think it is more cluttered than the original, since every item has less -- one line vs two, repeated words and the submitted user's name omitted.

I've been using that for while as my primary HN frontpage. Can't live without it or the extension highlighting unread comments.
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