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How HN took it
4 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 9 critical, out of 28 comments about the project. Thread score -0.14.
Design: 2 for, 7 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 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
Metal look and feel nostalgia appreciated
From 1 comment
I love the old "metal" look and feel. It's retro-tastic! :)
tincholio on HN
Kotlin choice welcomed over Electron
From 1 comment
Very nice app and promising. However, I would the UI would look more "modern" (don't know if this is possible or not). Right now the button and the scrollbar is a bit outdated.…
PleaseHelpMe on HN
Objections
Swing UI looks dated and ugly
From 3 comments
You were so preoccupied with wether you could, that you didn’t stop for one moment and think I’d you should! Just joking. Good job. I think it’s been years seen I saw a Java App,…
noncoml on HNAsk HN on Show HN: Why is Swing UI still so Ugly ? 2 Decades since it's introduction in 1997 ( I remember being forced to use it in a trading OMS application in 2002), Swing UI…
justboxing on HNJesus. definitely looks like a swing app
des429 on HN
Electron-style memory and speed debate
From 2 comments
This is why electron is so popular
_ar7 on HNAlso the memory usage is killer.
thejosh on HN
Project lacked build setup
From 1 comment
Some suggestions: 1) don't start a new project in Swing when you could use JavaFX instead. Since you're using Kotlin, you'd also want to use TornadoFX, a nice DSL for JavaFX. 2)…
kevinherron on HN
Requests
More modern look and customizable theme
From 2 comments
Definitely got that swing feeling to it :) Is there any way to customize the theme? I'd love something that's more clean and looks more modern.
egocentric on HNVery nice app and promising. However, I would the UI would look more "modern" (don't know if this is possible or not). Right now the button and the scrollbar is a bit outdated.…
PleaseHelpMe on HN
Build instructions for kotlinc
From 1 comment
Has anyone successfully compiled it with the kotlinc command line tool?
anon6412 on HN
Add to list of HN clients
From 1 comment
Add this to the list! Other ways to read Hacker News | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15310291 (Sep 2017, 181 comments) Includes mention of alternate websites, mobile apps,…
j_s on HN
Questions
What framework do JetBrains tools use?
From 1 comment
What framework does Jetbrains use for all their tools? They honestly look and perform great on every platform that I have used them on.
mberning on HN
How is the comment tree rendered?
From 1 comment
Doesn't look like a regular jtree in the right pane, what did you use for showing the comment hierarchy?
marktangotango on HN
Alternatives named
Other HN clients listed in a prior thread (mobile apps, CLIs haxor-news and hn-cli)
From 1 comment
Add this to the list! Other ways to read Hacker News | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15310291 (Sep 2017, 181 comments) Includes mention of alternate websites, mobile apps,…
j_s on HN
MacKernews native macOS client
From 1 comment
Very cool! I made a native macOS desktop client . It does use a web view to render the article but the article list, comments, voting, commencing, login interactions are all…
harisamin on HN