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Thanks for confirming that I’m not crazy. I click on a lot of these version announcements and I always feel like getting to the “what even is this” is surprisin

Thanks for confirming that I’m not crazy. I click on a lot of these version announcements and I always feel like getting to the “what even is this” is surprisingly hard.

xk_id 3y ago
If editing the url bar to go to the homepage is “surprisingly hard”, maybe computing isn’t for you. Not even being ironic.
- troupo 3y ago
  It is enough of a friction on mobile for me to very rarely do that. However, if you can't make the logo of your product go to the landing page, then computing is definitely not for you. Also not being ironic.
  - xk_id 3y ago
    You know what they say: focus on yourself.
- chrisco255 3y ago
  Nobody has time to do research on every article they read in a day. There's no excuse for not giving a short description in an announcement.
- tsuujin 3y ago
  Mobile workflow: 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.
  - bluepod4 3y ago
    Did OP update the site or something? Clicking the logo on mobile redirects to the home/landing page as one would expect from a website.
    - tsuujin 3y ago
      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.
      - bluepod4 3y ago
        And you can do that without agreeing with someone who is blatantly lying about how websites work in general
    - wodenokoto 3y ago
      We are talking in general. TFA behaves well, but I can understand if some users has learned to simply stop clicking the logo to get to the product page
      - bluepod4 3y ago
        > Clicking the logo in the top left usually leads to a blog or forum or help page That’s not speaking in general. That’s called lying to prove a point.
        bluepod4 3y ago
        Not sure why I got downvoted. Two people literally denied how websites work in order to prove their points.
        tsuujin 3y ago
        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.

Thanks for confirming that I’m not crazy. I click on a lot of these version announcements and I always feel like getting to the “what even is this” is surprisingly hard.

xk_id 3y ago

If editing the url bar to go to the homepage is “surprisingly hard”, maybe computing isn’t for you. Not even being ironic.

troupo 3y ago
It is enough of a friction on mobile for me to very rarely do that. However, if you can't make the logo of your product go to the landing page, then computing is definitely not for you. Also not being ironic.
- xk_id 3y ago
  You know what they say: focus on yourself.
chrisco255 3y ago
Nobody has time to do research on every article they read in a day. There's no excuse for not giving a short description in an announcement.
tsuujin 3y ago
Mobile workflow: 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.
- bluepod4 3y ago
  Did OP update the site or something? Clicking the logo on mobile redirects to the home/landing page as one would expect from a website.
  - tsuujin 3y ago
    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.
    - bluepod4 3y ago
      And you can do that without agreeing with someone who is blatantly lying about how websites work in general
  - wodenokoto 3y ago
    We are talking in general. TFA behaves well, but I can understand if some users has learned to simply stop clicking the logo to get to the product page
    - bluepod4 3y ago
      > Clicking the logo in the top left usually leads to a blog or forum or help page That’s not speaking in general. That’s called lying to prove a point.
      - bluepod4 3y ago
        Not sure why I got downvoted. Two people literally denied how websites work in order to prove their points.
        tsuujin 3y ago
        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.