A simply readable Hacker News app for iOS & Android, built with React Native. V2 now over here https://github.com/cheeaun/hackerweb-native-2


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HackerWeb is a super-clean Hacker News app built for maximum readability and has a lean set of features to optimize the reading experience.Itâs created specifically with iOS design guidelines in mind, so it feels native and blends well with the operating system.It has a simple set of features that are usually invisible:- Dual Web and Comments tabs for easy switching between the storyâs web page and the list of comments- Revolutionary comments thread UI for easy navigation, with smart collapsing to prevent being overwhelmed by too many comments- Automatic Dark mode, respecting the systemâs appearance settings.- Smart indentations and formatting for comments, complementing the existing limited formatting from Hacker News.- Automatic syntax highlighting for code blocks in comments, with best-effort programming language detection.- Allow interactions like upvoting and replying, which opens up web view with login information and sessions stored in itself, instead of the app.- Commentâs âThread viewâ to list all parent comments of a comment, on a flat list, for easy reading instead of manually drilling down the nested comments.- âShare as Imageâ for comments, which allows sharing of a specific comment, optionally including the parent comments and/or story, as an image.HackerWeb is an unofficial Hacker News client, built with React Native and Expo.This is a passion side project for learning and experimenting ideas. Since 2012.Open-sourced: https://github.com/cheeaun/hackerweb-native-2




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