Hacker News with Generative AI: User Experience

How robust against spam should side projects be? (ycombinator.com)
I am just getting into making my first project as a hobbyist, and it involves user image uploads.

Side Projects, Security, User Experience, Spam

11 points by cyjackx 1 day ago | 8 comments

Thoughts on Daylight Computer (jon.bo)
When I get to write or read on a screen that’s reflecting the sun back at me instead of needing to be shielded from it, I get a dose of this feeling that this is what all computing could feel like. I want so much more of this in my life.

Computer Hardware, User Experience, Technology

287 points by 3r7j6qzi9jvnve 2 days ago | 150 comments

Show HN: Sober Ringtones – Cringe-free ringtones for people who hate ringtones (wize.io)
Ever found yourself scrolling through ringtones on your brand-new phone, only to realize you can't find one that wouldn't make you and everyone around you cringe?

Software, Mobile Apps, User Experience, Audio

47 points by francescobonomi 2 days ago | 25 comments

My washing machine refreshed my thinking on software estimation (cosive.com)

Software Development, Estimation, User Experience

480 points by tashicorp 3 days ago | 419 comments

Detecting AI agent use and abuse (stytch.com)
AI agents aren’t just indexing your content anymore. With tools like OpenAI’s Operator, Anthropic’s Computer Use API, and BrowserBase’s Open Operator, these agents can navigate the web, mimic real users, and even take actions at scale. The challenge? Knowing whether they’re enhancing your user experience—or opening the door to abuse.

Artificial Intelligence, Security, Web Development, User Experience

159 points by mattmarcus 6 days ago | 98 comments

Zed (Editor) Has Suddenly Become Terrible, IMHO (ycombinator.com)
The code editor, Zed (https://zed.dev) started out as the best thing since the heyday of Sublime Text. Over the past 3 months, it's become the worst piece of software I've ever used.

Code Editors, Software, User Experience, Opinion

10 points by gonational 7 days ago | 15 comments

Ask HN: Is the threshold for flagging submissions on HN too low? (ycombinator.com)
I see highly upvoted stories such as https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43035977 getting hidden away because they get flagged, even though the article and discussion are quite sensible.

Hacker News, Community, Moderation, User Experience

16 points by cbg0 7 days ago | 4 comments

Ask HN: Who else is tired of these web things? (ycombinator.com)
The web has become borderline intolerable, and these things are among the reasons why. I've developed a "zero tolerance" habit. If a website throws up a surprise popup, I just immediately close the page and never go back. The only way to win is not to play.

Web Design, User Experience, Internet

16 points by mring33621 7 days ago | 17 comments

Google Maps blocks Gulf of America reviews after rename criticism (bbc.com)
Google Maps has blocked reviews for the Gulf of Mexico, after criticism of its decision to label it "Gulf of America" for users in the US.

Google Maps, Geopolitics, Cartography, User Experience, Criticism

8 points by andsoitis 7 days ago | 9 comments

Chrome does not have any way to stop video auto play? (ycombinator.com)
It seems Chrome does not have any way to stop video auto play (no settings option and all extensions that used to work now are delisted from Chrome store).

Web Browsing, Chrome, User Experience, Video

42 points by nomendos 8 days ago | 62 comments

I wrote a static web page and accidentally started a community (2023) (localfirstweb.dev)
The flap of a butterfly’s wings on one continent, so the story goes, can cause a tornado a year later in another. Here’s my story of how something like that can happen on the web too.

Web Development, Community Building, User Experience, Web Design

225 points by mooreds 9 days ago | 132 comments

You are using Cursor AI incorrectly (ghuntley.com)
I'm hesitant to give this advice away for free, but I'm gonna push past it and share it anyway. You're using Cursor incorrectly.

Artificial Intelligence, Software, Productivity, User Experience

32 points by mercat 10 days ago | 4 comments

Claude is More Anxious than GPT (lesswrong.com)
Users of Claude and GPT will be the first to tell you that the models have their own personality. Some users make decisions based on “who” they prefer to talk to. In my own experience, I’ve found Claude to be more deferential, GPT more clinical.

Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, User Experience

10 points by higuidebot 10 days ago | 13 comments

Patterns for Building Realtime Features (zknill.io)
Realtime features make apps feel modern, collaborative, and up-to-date.

Software Development, Real-time Applications, User Experience

161 points by zknill 10 days ago | 45 comments

Discord introduces a feature to ignore rather than block users (engadget.com)
Social platform Discord announced a new feature today called Ignore. This allows a person to hide any new messages, DMs, server notifications, profiles and activity from selected users without alerting them.

Social Media, User Experience, Features, Discord

4 points by ksec 10 days ago | 0 comments

No-Code Isn't About Code (plark.com)
No-code tools have changed the way people build websites, apps, and workflows - once the domain of programmers.

No-Code, Software Development, Web Development, User Experience

3 points by khaledg 10 days ago | 0 comments

Retaking the web browser, one small step at a time (andregarzia.com)
Browsing the web is a 3D tug-of-war between developers, companies, and users. These forces were never balanced, but we have reached quite a lowest point for users in the last decade. Our beloved web browsers feature roadmap has catered more for web developers and the companies behind each browser project than for the user themselves. We used to call those apps User Agents, but they have been less of an agent on behalf of users these days.

Web Browsers, User Experience, Technology, Development

92 points by surprisetalk 12 days ago | 81 comments

Microsoft clickbaits users with useless 'How to Uninstall Microsoft Edge' doc (tomshardware.com)

Microsoft, Web Browsers, Technology, User Experience

8 points by LorenDB 12 days ago | 1 comments

Making Software Fun (furbo.org)
We’ve recently released a new product. There’s no shortage of marketing or technical information about that.

Software, User Experience, Marketing

97 points by zdw 13 days ago | 25 comments

The Age of Agent Experience (stytch.com)
AI agents—from ChatGPT Operator to coding tools like Devin and Lovable, are transforming how we interact with apps.

AI, User Experience, Software, Generative AI

109 points by bobfunk 13 days ago | 42 comments

Google Quality Raters Guidelines Warns of Significant Scrolling on Recipe Blogs (seroundtable.com)
Another update in the revised Google Quality Raters Guidelines that was updated on January 23rd was that they added a section for recipe sites and said that requiring "significant scrolling" or making it hard to find the jump to recipe button is not a good thing.

SEO, Recipe Blogs, Google Search, Content Quality, User Experience

6 points by vincent_s 14 days ago | 0 comments

A simple app to make weather easy (howmanylayersidag.se)

Weather, Mobile Apps, User Experience

3 points by garyreckon 14 days ago | 0 comments

People Don't Read Instructions (softuts.com)
I always feel trapped when one of those product tours starts. They show me buttons and features before I even have any idea what the product is about. I personally prefer exploring freely. It's the same in computer games. This kind of "Press A to jump, go here, take out your sword" tutorials, where you are forced to take a specific action, don't do a good job of teaching the user how the interface works.

User Experience, Software, Tutorials, Gaming

5 points by XCSme 14 days ago | 8 comments

Ask HN: Is Cloudflare R2 working for you? (ycombinator.com)
Just going to the overview page on the dashboard shows “An unexpected error occured. Please try again later.” on the UI.

Cloud Computing, Web Hosting, User Experience

11 points by dvrp 14 days ago | 9 comments

Some terminal frustrations (jvns.ca)
A few weeks ago I ran a terminal survey (you can read the results here) and at the end I asked:

Terminal Emulators, User Experience, Surveys

272 points by aragilar 15 days ago | 309 comments

Kill the "user": Musings of a disillusioned technologist (pastagang.cc)
Unrestrained, raw technological possibilities are scary. That it is why it is the duty of the corporation to package, sanitise, file down and finish with a coat of beige (or the current Pantone colour of the year, if we’re being extra fruity), lest “users” hold them in the wrong way.

Technology, Corporate Culture, User Experience

176 points by tobr 15 days ago | 103 comments

Retaking the Web Browser, One Small Step at a Time (andregarzia.com)
Browsing the web is a 3D tug-of-war between developers, companies, and users. These forces were never balanced, but we have reached quite a lowest point for users in the last decade. Our beloved web browsers feature roadmap has catered more for web developers and the companies behind each browser project than for the user themselves. We used to call those apps User Agents, but they have been less of an agent on behalf of users these days.

Web Browsers, Technology, User Experience, Software Development

5 points by soapdog 17 days ago | 1 comments

A bookmarklet to kill sticky headers (2013) (mcdiarmid.org)
There is currently a trend for using sticky headers on websites. There's even a sticky header web startup.

Web Development, User Experience, Javascript, Bookmarklets, Accessibility

219 points by clockworksoul 19 days ago | 88 comments

Ask HN: What's your opinion on automatic light/dark mode switching on websites? (ycombinator.com)
What’s your opinion on automatic light/dark mode switching on websites? Don’t you think it would be better to let the user choose the mode manually by clicking?

User Experience, Web Development, Accessibility

18 points by ufko_org 20 days ago | 23 comments

New CVS App Lets Customers Unlock Cabinets to Pick Up Products (nytimes.com)
Customers at some CVS stores will no longer have to push a button and wait for a clerk to unlock one of those glass cabinets to get the products they want to buy. A new app will allow them to open the cabinets themselves, the company said on Tuesday.

Retail, Technology, Convenience, User Experience

5 points by bookofjoe 20 days ago | 14 comments