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Re:Putting Devs Before Users: How Frameworks Destroyed Web P... by Animats on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @08:00PM (#21932052)
The page mentions the "re-imagining of Hacker News", which was actually built.[1] Were they serious?

[1] https://interface.fh-potsdam.de/future-retro/HN/

Re:Putting Devs Before Users: How Frameworks Destroyed Web P... by throwaway286 on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @08:13PM (#21932121)
Do they have to be serious? To me, this is the playful sort of thing you would see on the "old internet" that people miss.
Re:Putting Devs Before Users: How Frameworks Destroyed Web P... by overgard on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @09:18PM (#21932437)
It's kind of fun and interesting even if it's impractical. Probably just meant as a thought experiment.
Re:Putting Devs Before Users: How Frameworks Destroyed Web P... by silvi9 on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @09:30PM (#21932498)
It's futuristic, bold, and imaginative. What's not to love?