Reading submissions here, I often feel intrigued and want to explore more interconnected or similar stories. The process of googling and going back and forth didn't feel natural. So, I made this browser extension that adds a related submissions section for HN's layout. The results are displayed in a sidebar right in the page's layout using HN native style just like other elements.
I enjoy being knee-deep in discussions. Many times you're learning about something new, where the topic is either unfamiliar, thought-provoking, or just could use some context that you don't even know about. If a submission is interesting enough for me to click on, chances are I'd like to dig deeper into this topic and there are more related discussions that offer new context or perspective.
This is an extension that I always have on so I paid special attentions to UX to make it intuitive and seamless and now the extension has become just part of the HN experience for me. Implementation-wise, it integrates https://hn.algolia.com/ API and uses the submission title as its initial query with the ability to change the query and other options interactively.
It's available on: Chrome, Firefox, and as a userscript.
Chrome:https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hnrelevant/iajhnkei...
Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hnrelevant/
I shared it earlier last year when it was early in development, barely a prototype, at the time it wasn't yet published and could only be used on chrome by "load unpacked": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36102610. I've been using it daily since and I'm happy to share it now for you to give it a try.
