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Show HN: A Minimal Hacker News Reader for Apple Watch Built with SwiftUI

6 days ago
  • #Hacker News
  • #Apple Watch
  • #SwiftUI
  • A minimal Hacker News reader for Apple Watch built with SwiftUI.
  • Features include a scrollable top stories feed with title, points, and comments count.
  • Users can tap a story to view comments in a simple tree-style view.
  • Includes an 'Open Article' link to view the article in the watch browser.
  • Designed with HN-like styling (orange accent).
  • Requires Xcode 15 or newer, macOS with command line tools, and Homebrew (for XcodeGen).
  • Project setup involves running ./scripts/generate.sh to install XcodeGen and generate the project file.
  • Build and run scripts are provided for easy setup and simulation.
  • The app uses the public Hacker News API over HTTPS and does not collect personal data.
  • Licensed under MIT.