coderwall.com
Dev tools
web frontend rewrite
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
5 positive, 43 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 26 critical, out of 75 comments about the project. Thread score -0.27.
Execution: 0 for, 13 againstDesign: 2 for, 7 againstPerformance: 2 for, 3 againstIdea: 1 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Search function is useful
From 1 comment
Love the search function.
StuieK on HN
Objections
Does not load or align properly in older browsers and Opera/Android
From 2 comments
Doesn't load at all on two of the browsers I use. Yes, no doubt you'll say "Well, upgrade to a better browser!" but I can't upgrade on those platforms. So you're advocating…
ColinWright on HNAlignment problems on opera/android 2.3
sandGorgon on HN
Poor mobile and small-screen rendering
From 2 comments
You can't vote (you have to zoom 3x or you'd accidentally down-vote a poor guy), and the front page is not readable in portrait mode, and only barely legible in landscape mode.…
pooriaazimi on HNCSS would allow HN to have a layout that adapted itself to smaller screen sized much better. I find it horrible to open HN on my phone or even tablet.
st3fan on HN
Lacks thread collapsing and accessibility for screen readers
From 1 comment
But it is broken. No thread collapsing. Screen readers don't work well here. Renders poorly on mobile devices.
sergiotapia on HN
Hacker News works fine as is, so the rewrite is unnecessary
From 1 comment
We go through this every now and then. Hell, I even replicated the exact HN look, on a project that pg asked me to shut down a couple years ago, using a much simplified div/CSS…
geuis on HN
Requests
Collapsible comment threads
From 2 comments
I think the UI matters. HN is great but I feel the commenting system could be greatly improved. Collapsable threads anyone? In general I wish HN would use a StackOverflow-like…
tucson on HNi second the collapsable threads. that would be a huge improvement.
ehosca on HN
Responsive layout for phones
From 2 comments
I would love it if the site were responsive. Reading and commenting via iPhone is an exceptional pain.
briandear on HNCSS would allow HN to have a layout that adapted itself to smaller screen sized much better. I find it horrible to open HN on my phone or even tablet.
st3fan on HN
Visible notifications for replies
From 1 comment
Nitpick: what's up with the underlines to the right of the up-arrows? http://i.imgur.com/PSPES.png (OS X 10.7.4, Chrome 21.0.1180.57) Bigger nitpick: I'd rather have a fix for…
pavel_lishin on HN
Questions
Is the rewrite intended as an irony or a serious argument?
From 1 comment
Anybody care to comment on whether this is intended to be ironic? It replaces a clear, concise table layout with a somewhat more verbose CSS version for seemingly no reason. Had…
jasonkester on HN
Alternatives named
Georgify Chrome extension
From 1 comment
I use Georgify (Chrome Extension) makes things a lot better, I've actually forgotten what HN is like without it (yuck!)…
danielsju6 on HN
iheckernews.com mobile interface
From 1 comment
Comment pages look okay on your iphone when there is six or seven levels of replies? I switch to iheckernews.com if I want to read a long comment thread on the iphone.
dfc on HN
HN Notify
From 1 comment
"...and it would be nice to know when someone responds to a comment." http://hnnotify.com/
simba-hiiipower on HN
hn4d.com
From 1 comment
The problem I have with HN style by default is: 1) It is hard to tell what has changed recently (new comments, votes, changes in ranking) 2) The information is kind of crammed…
EzGraphs on HN