Why is Hacker News such an oldschool page?

Wouldn't it be nice if this place evolves into something more modern?

rzzzwilson 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I want a fast page load and no wasted space on the display. I'm not interested in "modern" if I lose any of that.

Hmm. I am replying to the above comment about "no wasted space on the display".

That comment has a line of information that could be shrunk down to a user name and 4 icons, the comment itself, then a line with only "Reply" on it. It could all easily fit on one display line instead of three.

	▲	rzzzwilson 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		But then the item I want to view would be harder to select on a phone or tablet. Let's not forget those devices. On my tablet the page currently shows 25 items without scrolling and I can easily select an item of interest without accidental selections. In my opinion the current display works well with a reasonable compromise between to much whitespace and too "fiddly".

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al_borland 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Sounds like Reddit is right up your alley. They did a “modern” redesign. I much prefer this site.

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lucideng an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

No, it would not. You are implying that 'modern' is inherently good.

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t-3 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What would be nice about changing it? The site is fast and works across all platforms.

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sh-cho 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It'd be good if you describe what is really inconvenient for now. For me, what I care is visibility and page speed.

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haebom 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Please call it "minimalist".

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Jet_Xu 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What I want is markdown format support in Hacker news. But other features really not important :)

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_wire_ 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Because oldschool is the future! Just ask AI. It's where the profits come from doing things the same old way that profits came from...

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jeremie_strand 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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