[alex_lav]

If you'd like mediocre and/or simple enough software, sure!

[tkiolp4]

You mean like HN? Afaik, HN doesn’t have separate people for the frontend and the backend. And yet HN is the best place for hackers.

[yjftsjthsd-h]

HN is absolutely "simple enough software"; that's one of its distinguishing features.

[isbvhodnvemrwvn]

It's definitely ran by backend engineers judging by piss poor mobile experience (tiny buttons) and contrast ratios.

[runarberg]

HN is not a good user interface, it definitely shows that it is not being maintained by an expert in front end.

Tables for layout isn’t just an example of a dated web site, it is also an accessibility nightmare which no professional web developer would allow to leave their localhost.

[yjftsjthsd-h]

HN has a great UI; not chasing fads and keeping things simple is a positive.

[runarberg]

For fully able users with access to a screen and a mouse, perhaps so. However for users navigating with assistive technology things are not so simple. A UI is not only what you can see, it is also how different users on different devices interact with it. A front end developer know that and knows how to make a simple UI accessible to every user.

[alex_lav]

HN exists in spite of itself.