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Re:Ask HN: What tech choices make “new” Reddit so unbearably... by spiffytech on Sunday December 08, 2019 @06:47PM (#21739308)
It's more than that, though. I've been working this weekend on a basic Reddit frontend (https://reddit.spiffy.tech) and it feels much faster to load the front page there on my phone than the mobile Reddit web app.
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Re:Ask HN: What tech choices make “new” Reddit so unbearably... by zamadatix on Sunday December 08, 2019 @07:25PM (#21739507)
Any way to see what the frontend looks like without giving a weekend project full access to my Reddit account? :)
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Re:Ask HN: What tech choices make “new” Reddit so unbearably... by spiffytech on Sunday December 08, 2019 @10:55PM (#21740294)
I've updated it to allow anonymous browsing. The github is also here if you want to self-host: https://github.com/spiffytech/LurkerForReddit

So far it just does read-only behavior, but in comparison to the Reddit mobile web app, it does enough network traffic to replicate the same view: (1) fetch the front page, (2) fetch your list of subscriptions.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech choices make “new” Reddit so unbearably... by cozos on Sunday December 08, 2019 @08:15PM (#21739706)
You can always make a new account.
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Re:Ask HN: What tech choices make “new” Reddit so unbearably... by diveintothe9 on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @01:11AM (#21750093)
I like the idea of a split view, so you can continue browsing frontpage/possibly a subreddit while still looking at a comment section.

If there was a way to incorporate mod controls and refresh just for the right pane, this would be a GODSEND for monitoring active threads.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech choices make “new” Reddit so unbearably... by spiffytech on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @06:43AM (#21751589)
I would consider going that direction. I haven't moderated subs; can you point me towards a resource that lists the most crucial mod features to have?
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