Ask HN: Why do we use depth first search on comment threads in HN?

By robertclaus · 2026-06-22 · 2 points · 1 comments

When I read the comments on a HN post I generally want to get a sense for how the community is reacting to the content and whether I missed any interesting implications. However, almost always I have to scroll through a long comment thread about one response before seeing anothe…

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