https://github.com/girkovarpa/news-ycombinator-client

A minimalist Hacker News desktop client. Made with Sciter.
https://github.com/girkovarpa/news-ycombinator-client

browser client cross-platform css desktop electron gui hacker-news html linux mac news react reactor sciter tiscript ui windows ycombinator

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A minimalist Hacker News desktop client. Made with Sciter.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/girkovarpa/news-ycombinator-client
• Owner: GirkovArpa
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-11-12T10:10:39.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-02-05T16:23:00.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-24T10:13:39.034Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: browser, client, cross-platform, css, desktop, electron, gui, hacker-news, html, linux, mac, news, react, reactor, sciter, tiscript, ui, windows, ycombinator
• Language: CSS
• Homepage:
• Size: 757 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# Hacker News Minimalist Client

A primitive desktop client for Hacker News made with [Sciter](https://github.com/c-smile/sciter-sdk).

No signup or login functionality.

## Motivation

Learn the basics of Sciter's [Reactor](https://sciter.com/developers/sciter-docs/reactor-and-ssx/).

## Usage

Run [scapp.exe](https://github.com/c-smile/sciter-sdk/tree/master/bin.win/x64) inside this folder.

## Preview

![preview](preview.gif);

## Todo

- [x] Lazy loading (thanks to [4silvertooth](https://github.com/GirkovArpa/news-ycombinator-client/pull/2))

- [x] Back button (thanks to [4silvertooth](https://github.com/GirkovArpa/news-ycombinator-client/pull/2))

- [x] Hours ago (thanks to [4silvertooth](https://github.com/GirkovArpa/news-ycombinator-client/pull/1))

- [ ] Comment children