Re:What do you think of Hacker News' design?
by uncharted9 on Friday March 01, 2024 @09:44AM
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Harmonic on Android is pretty slick and solves most of the UI issues, but yeah, tracking your replies is a lost game with HN.
On mobile it's just terrible. The links are too small and too small together. The reply box is small and you can't drag it bigger. The contrast ratio of light gray on beige is really bad for my eyes, especially at night in dim light.
I actually strongly dislike the UI of this site, but there are so many old timers who like it that way that a redesign would probably kill it like it did for Slashdot and Digg.
There are some apps that do a better job, but I haven't found one that works well with reply tracking yet.
Making an alternative frontend has been on my to do list forever now, but I imagine it would be a niche (and definitely controversial) take that most of the old timers would hate.