Better Ways to Read "Hacker News" • Hacker News Board

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Post by justinchen » Thu, Dec 02, 2010, 4:03 PM UTC

mbpr wrote: post #21

i threw this together a while ago, when i was spending too much time reading comments http://hackskimmer.heroku.com/

Nice! How about some keyboard shortcuts to navigate articles without clicking?

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Post by grinich » Thu, Dec 02, 2010, 4:14 PM UTC

michael_dorfman wrote: post #25

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.

Yep. This is another feature I've been looking at implementing. Other paths:

    /news
    /newest
    /best
    /active
    /classic
    /bestcomments
    /noobstories
    /noobcomments

Any others? Email me your UDID and I'll send you a build to test.

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Post by AtTheLast » Thu, Dec 02, 2010, 5:15 PM UTC

"The only problem is the interface. It’s simple and easy to get used to, but it’s also a trifle — dare we say it? — ugly"

Since when did an interface that was simple and easy to use become a bad thing? As a designer, I would take usability over aesthetics any day. Besides, most people go to websites for the content, not the design.

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Post by kingsidharth » Thu, Dec 02, 2010, 5:24 PM UTC

AtTheLast wrote: post #33

"The only problem is the interface. It’s simple and easy to get used to, but it’s also a trifle — dare we say it? — ugly" Since when did an interface that was simple and easy to use become a bad thing? As a designer, I would take usability over aesthetics any day. Besides, most people go to websites for the content, not the design.

Only if they knew design from decoration.

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Post by gkelly » Thu, Dec 02, 2010, 11:25 PM UTC

AndrewDucker wrote: post #29

I read it via an RSS feed that makes the articles inline: http://andrewtrusty.appspot.com/readability/feed?url=http%3A...

me too. This usually does a great job of pulling out the full text, but on occasion I have to click through to the actual site.

Re: Better Ways to Read "Hacker News"

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Post by daxelrod » Fri, Dec 03, 2010, 5:20 AM UTC

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'…

Putting upvote and downvote buttons on opposite sides of the screen to is ingenious.

(Explanation: this fixes the "I meant to upvote you but I tapped the wrong tiny button" problem.)