I can't say this is why HN isn't doing this but Infinite Scroll is generally not 'Accessibility' friendly [1].
1. https://www.digitala11y.com/infinite-scroll-accessibility-is...
Why isn't HN infinite scroll?
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Re: Why isn't HN infinite scroll?
#42To quote dang (the moderator) "for performance reasons".
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26069395
He tends to post the comment like that on all of the most popular posts
Apparently they're working on adding infinite scroll back but she also mentioned in thesw threads
Re: Why isn't HN infinite scroll?
#43I say this as a front-end dev who has worked on, among other things, several SPAs Downsides of infinite scroll: - Requires JavaScript (adds complexity, especially when site doesn't already require dynamic rendering) - Loose/unpredictable UX behavior can be discomforting (loads when you don't want it to load, doesn't load when you want it to, scroll bar suddenly changes size, etc) - Reloading the page/clicking the bac…
Perhaps web standards & browsers should support it. Most of the reasons why it can be bad are due to it breaking things in certain ways, but that hasn't stopped it from being used. So, add some proper support for it?
Some say it's a dark pattern, but I don't think so. Wouldn't it feel silly if Twitter made you paginate through your feed?
Re: Why isn't HN infinite scroll?
#44No, don't ruin HN also. Already saw Reddit get rekt