XCC Feature Update: Homepage Masonry Fix and Comments in Recommendations

The homepage recommendation feed got two changes this time: loading new cards as you scroll down no longer makes the whole page jump, and comment content now also appears in the feed.

Masonry Loading Fix

Previously, when a new batch of cards loaded as you scrolled down, the whole page was laid out again: cards you had already seen moved, and all newly loaded cards were crammed into the rightmost column. Now the feed appends by column, new cards only fill the shorter column, and cards already seen stay in place; columns are only redistributed sequentially when the window narrows to phone width.

Comments in Recommendations

The feed now mixes in comment cards, showing the commenter, the content and the project or topic it belongs to; clicking opens the page with that comment. Comments are chosen based on two things: the content itself and whether anyone replied; low-effort comments like “666” and “hahaha” do not make it into the feed. Each discussion thread appears as only one card, and the same project or topic will not appear in consecutive cards close together.

Other

The “⋯” button (not interested) in the top-right corner of cards on the first screen displays normally again, after having stopped working for a while because of the address redesign.

If you have questions or suggestions while using the site, write to xcc@caellab.com, or reply under the announcement post on XMUER Coding Community.