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I love the idea, unfortunate the way this site is presented is such a incredibly busy and noisy way, it makes it so uncomfortable to look at I couldn't use this. I think hacker news aced it with the clean look, although sometimes I wish for a dark theme.
> hacker news aced it with the clean look It's the old school magic of nested 's.
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> Isn't game development already discussed here? I'd say not really. Not in the detail that this site aims for. At least on the front page.
That site aims for it, but the front page goes back a month or more. That's not a level of detail or activity that will compel people to go there regularly? I get the desire to have quality users and posts, but the whole invite system feels like an unnecessary gate. I am not a gamedev professional but I dabble as a hobbyist and am interested and would love to participate on that site but I don't know anyone on the si…
HN is more of a collection of high level interesting facts about everything techy.
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It’s not about self hosting, it’s about how community building is hard.
the post clearly implies that opting for independent hosting instead of creating a subreddit (the admittedly easier route, for community building as well as technologically) for a niche forum indicates a "sense of grandeur"
HN has been around for 15 years, it has earned its place as a quality community through time and much effort (i.e. moderation).
So to call yourself "HN for..." as a brand new thing is like opening up a brand new coffee shop in your town and saying "we're the next Starbucks"...
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> Isn't game development already discussed here? I'd say not really. Not in the detail that this site aims for. At least on the front page.
That site aims for it, but the front page goes back a month or more. That's not a level of detail or activity that will compel people to go there regularly? I get the desire to have quality users and posts, but the whole invite system feels like an unnecessary gate. I am not a gamedev professional but I dabble as a hobbyist and am interested and would love to participate on that site but I don't know anyone on the si…
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That site aims for it, but the front page goes back a month or more. That's not a level of detail or activity that will compel people to go there regularly? I get the desire to have quality users and posts, but the whole invite system feels like an unnecessary gate. I am not a gamedev professional but I dabble as a hobbyist and am interested and would love to participate on that site but I don't know anyone on the si…
Neither am I. Doesn't mean HN works as a go to for game development information. Or for web development. Or for embedded development. HN is more of a collection of high level interesting facts about everything techy.
I've had really in-depth and fascinating conversations (or simply lurked the comments when I have nothing to contribute) on all kinds of game dev topics, or web dev, or others..
While the feed itself might be generalist, the people who choose to dig into specific topics on here are often experts (sometimes very notable ones) in their field, and it can lead to very enlightening and educational discussions.
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That site aims for it, but the front page goes back a month or more. That's not a level of detail or activity that will compel people to go there regularly? I get the desire to have quality users and posts, but the whole invite system feels like an unnecessary gate. I am not a gamedev professional but I dabble as a hobbyist and am interested and would love to participate on that site but I don't know anyone on the si…
Invite system tends to do wonder for the quality of discussion, tho.
Plus sometimes invite systems mean you just get the "usual suspects", friends-of-friends, etc...
It definitely has value in keeping out the spammers and trolls though, I agree there.
I suppose it depends on how you want to handle moderation in the long run.
I've seen many "HN for X" projects for various niches now, and they all suffer from the chicken/egg problem of getting a critical mass of participants. Isn't game development already discussed here? I actually built a side project that categorizes front page articles so I can filter for topics. Here's an example for recent gamedev content: https://www.kadoa.com/hacksnack/d57360e8-1eb1-4800-a711-f0d5...
Gamedev is discussed here but honestly not very often if you enjoy it more then the more popular HN topics.
So far the most active community seems to be gamedev.net, but I feel it's in a long decline.
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For me, "HN for X" sounds like a "Reddit channel with a sense of grandeur". Starting one is easy, but maintaining both quality and popularity is hard - here, HN is a rare exception.
Do you think your considering HN a clear exception to being “Reddit with a sense of grandeur” might have more to do with your vantage point than your ability to gauge the value of online communities?
It has everything to do with the simple fact that HN was launched in '07, when Reddit wasn't that mainstream.
I've seen many "HN for X" projects for various niches now, and they all suffer from the chicken/egg problem of getting a critical mass of participants. Isn't game development already discussed here? I actually built a side project that categorizes front page articles so I can filter for topics. Here's an example for recent gamedev content: https://www.kadoa.com/hacksnack/d57360e8-1eb1-4800-a711-f0d5...
> I've seen many "HN for X" projects for various niches now, and they all suffer from the chicken/egg problem of getting a critical mass of participants. With the rise of LLMs, the fake-it-till-you make it would much easier. Even just having an automated program to scan for relevant URLs on other aggregator sites and cross posting them as new content would give things a bump.
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Do you think your considering HN a clear exception to being “Reddit with a sense of grandeur” might have more to do with your vantage point than your ability to gauge the value of online communities?
> might have more to do with your vantage point It has everything to do with the simple fact that HN was launched in '07, when Reddit wasn't that mainstream.