4. Can’t edit url in in-app browser, so click to open in safari
5. Click to open url bar
6. Figure out what the home address likely is, mostly by guessing
7. Scan past giant hero to find an actual “about page”, maybe this is obvious maybe it isn’t
8. Actually get info I want
9. Close tab
10. Close safari
11. Open HN app again
12. Read release notes with actual context
If you can’t see how that is an annoyingly laborious process, easily resolved with a simple link in the opening paragraph, maybe logic isn’t for you. Not even being ironic.
Probably because your assertion doesn’t mesh with reality.
You’re pretending that there is some imaginary standard about how websites must work, we’re saying our personal experiences do not match what you’re asserting as a universal truth.
Yeah, this site isn’t bad; the comment I was initially responding to was more a general commentary on a trend that admittedly doesn’t really apply here.
It’d still be nice to get a summary “about” link but at least you can go right home.
1. Click HN link
2. See announcement, want product details
3. Click on logo… goes to blog homepage
4. Can’t edit url in in-app browser, so click to open in safari
5. Click to open url bar
6. Figure out what the home address likely is, mostly by guessing
7. Scan past giant hero to find an actual “about page”, maybe this is obvious maybe it isn’t
8. Actually get info I want
9. Close tab
10. Close safari
11. Open HN app again
12. Read release notes with actual context
If you can’t see how that is an annoyingly laborious process, easily resolved with a simple link in the opening paragraph, maybe logic isn’t for you. Not even being ironic.