Tell HN: I don't understand how comment threading works on HN

1 pointsguest__user2y ago5 comments

Pretty much all info in title. I don't get it.

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magicalhippo2y ago

It's literally a tree[1]. Nothing fancy at all.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_(data_structure)

guest__userOP2y ago

Ok I was definitely not specific enough. The way it is rendered is confusing. But thank you

magicalhippo2y ago

It is rendered without lines, as typical in other places, and I agree it can be confusing when there are lots of replies. However you can collapse subtrees which makes it easier to track.

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j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

Tell HN: I don't understand how comment threading works on HN

1 pointsguest__user2y ago5 comments

Pretty much all info in title. I don't get it.

5 comments

magicalhippo2y ago

It's literally a tree[1]. Nothing fancy at all.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_(data_structure)

guest__userOP2y ago

Ok I was definitely not specific enough. The way it is rendered is confusing. But thank you

magicalhippo2y ago

It is rendered without lines, as typical in other places, and I agree it can be confusing when there are lots of replies. However you can collapse subtrees which makes it easier to track.

1 more reply

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse