Hackeroo
Consumer and social
hacker news client
SHOW HN2020
17points
21comments
#1,842of 3,028 in 2020
Top 61%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
0 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 13 critical, out of 18 comments about the project. Thread score -0.64.
Design: 0 for, 5 againstIdea: 0 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 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
Dark theme is appealing
From 2 comments
I like the look of it. I prefer dark themes. Having a bunch of different togglable sources is a nice touch. I'm ad tolerant. I'm pleased that ads are clearly delineated as ads.…
DanBC on HNWhite on black is absolutely unreadable
wetpaws on HN
Ads are clearly marked as ads
From 1 comment
I like the look of it. I prefer dark themes. Having a bunch of different togglable sources is a nice touch. I'm ad tolerant. I'm pleased that ads are clearly delineated as ads.…
DanBC on HN
Togglable sources are a nice touch
From 1 comment
I like the look of it. I prefer dark themes. Having a bunch of different togglable sources is a nice touch. I'm ad tolerant. I'm pleased that ads are clearly delineated as ads.…
DanBC on HN
Objections
Less dense than HN, shows fewer stories per screen
From 2 comments
I like the look of it. I prefer dark themes. Having a bunch of different togglable sources is a nice touch. I'm ad tolerant. I'm pleased that ads are clearly delineated as ads.…
DanBC on HNLow information density, on the landing page I see only 6 rows per viewport whereas hckrnews gives me 15. Do wish hckrnews had a nightmode though
sendbitcoins on HN
No comment support; comments link to real HN
From 2 comments
There is no support for comments though. Which I believe is the soul of hacker news.
mesaframe on HNWhat good is an alternative view if every time I click on a comment I land on the "real" HN? Personally the comments are the reason why I use HN.
dewey on HN
Ads on HN are unwelcome
From 2 comments
Hacker news with ads? No, thank you. Also some of the discussion links don't work. And I couldn't use the back-button to get back to regular HN. Frankly, this sucks.
amelius on HNConstructive feedback here. Don't take this thread personally, I'm sure it was a great learning experience but as a final product is not nearly there. I don't have data to back…
galfarragem on HN
Dark text contrast is hard to read on some screens
From 2 comments
White on black is absolutely unreadable
wetpaws on HNI'm not the original commenter but I agree that it's generally readable, although it's not exactly pleasant on my AMOLED phone where the background is really dark if not black.…
vinay427 on HN
Unusable without JavaScript
From 1 comment
It's unusable without JavaScript enabled. Complexity is not inherently better. Less is more.
beirut_bootleg on HN
Requests
Browser extension for dark mode instead
From 1 comment
Constructive feedback here. Don't take this thread personally, I'm sure it was a great learning experience but as a final product is not nearly there. I don't have data to back…
galfarragem on HN
Toggle off read later and discussion links
From 1 comment
I like the look of it. I prefer dark themes. Having a bunch of different togglable sources is a nice touch. I'm ad tolerant. I'm pleased that ads are clearly delineated as ads.…
DanBC on HN
Support for comments
From 2 comments
There is no support for comments though. Which I believe is the soul of hacker news.
mesaframe on HNWhat good is an alternative view if every time I click on a comment I land on the "real" HN? Personally the comments are the reason why I use HN.
dewey on HN
Bookmarking and notes as a pro version
From 1 comment
I agree w/ this sentiment. Might be a thought to have a pro version that maybe lets you bookmark and write 'notes' about things seen on these. I get startup ideas and app ideas…
gremlinsinc on HN
Questions
What qualities make it a better UI?
From 1 comment
I would be interested to know by which qualities Hackeroo is the better UI.
cuddlecake on HN
Is it on mobile or computer?
From 1 comment
Computer or mobile? Brave has a dark mode flag on Android.
basch on HN
Alternatives named
hckrnews.com
From 2 comments
Constructive feedback here. Don't take this thread personally, I'm sure it was a great learning experience but as a final product is not nearly there. I don't have data to back…
galfarragem on HNLow information density, on the landing page I see only 6 rows per viewport whereas hckrnews gives me 15. Do wish hckrnews had a nightmode though
sendbitcoins on HN
hnews.xyz
From 1 comment
Constructive feedback here. Don't take this thread personally, I'm sure it was a great learning experience but as a final product is not nearly there. I don't have data to back…
galfarragem on HN
Feedly
From 1 comment
I think somehow the simplicity is lost. I think the upvote and downvote colors are too bright that makes it annoying. I'm kinda was confused by the sorting functionality between…
kolyaio on HN
Brave dark mode flag
From 1 comment
Computer or mobile? Brave has a dark mode flag on Android.
basch on HN