Comment

Comment by embedding-shape

2019, in a comment about gource:

> It's pretty, but I can't think of anything I'd use it as a "tool" for. - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21560013

Seems any time this sort of software comes up on, people can't let the use case be "this is aesthetically pleasing".

Anyways, besides that, the README does clearly state "The Problem" and "The Idea" which outlines exactly why the author built this particular project.

Discussion

Live from the official Hacker News API

A modern reader for Hacker News · SvelteKit + Skeleton