I understand this, the array is reversed, what is not clear is there is no other way to get to the newest item.. there is no way to have it ordered newest first..

It is only reverse in returned data, not whole history. So, it contains newest, it isn't the first, it is the last element. So, imagine getting limit = 1000, index = -1. The newest is result[result.length - 1]

I have just stepped away from linux

Haha, I don't like linux either. I don't use it unless I have to.

can we help make such improvements? are there ways to get in touch that you are aware of ?

You can open an issue if you think you found a bug:
https://gitlab.syncad.com/hive

As for discord, there are two community discords you can hang around!

HiveDevs discord server:
https://discord.gg/JAEDPH3HVs
Hive (more general) discord server:
https://discord.gg/GUB7BCrE3x

I do know there are other chatting applications people use but I don't use them so I don't know specific details.