Yeah, it's an actually good blogging site.
Main thing it has against it is the lack of an app.
(And that Facebook has just blocked it)
Main thing it has against it is the lack of an app.
(And that Facebook has just blocked it)
Curious about why? I rarely use apps if there's a web page available that doesn't suck.
This looks more like "Main thing it has against it is the website predates responsive, mobile friendly web design"
EDIT - actually aside from a few glitches it's not awful on mobile - and a random community I tried seemed to work fairly well.
There's no good Hacker News client for mobile though, at least one that's better than the web page. Not that I'm saying someone should make one either, the site is responsive as heck.
Thats a development I often see.
It's perfectly possible to write a good Reddit web client; they chose not to
Good for whom? "Good for the user" does not mean "good for Reddit".
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manuelmaly...
as my Hacker News app, it does me. I like that I can vote on comments and stories, but it's irritating that I can't post via it. On a medium sized phone screen, the mobile web experience of HN is not optimum in my opinion.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hack-for-hacker-news-developer...
I think the only improvement needed might be a different style on "code" blocks, but otherwise it works great
There's literally no need for an app
A bit kludgy, but still a much better user interface than any other discussion board I've used lately.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hack-for-hacker-news-developer...
Also possibly a feature, depending on who you ask.
(You can download the source and host it yourself if you like though. But Dreamwidth itself is hosted at Dreamwidth.org)
If the hypothetical app is to be used with the main instance only, then there’s no challenge (unless there is risky/restricted content on the main instance, so the app is not allowed by Apple/Google and others).