UIs Should Be Versioned, Just Like We Version APIs

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11 points | by todsacerdoti 6 hours ago

3 comments

  • Terr_ 6 hours ago
    Maybe it's just Getting Old, but I miss the days when the average application would have a reliable alt-something keyboard shortcuts, a standardized scrollbar, and tick/option-boxes that were always distinct from one-another, and didn't replace buttons with sometimes-highlighted text...

    Instead we've got weird web-on-desktop interfaces or designs where everything useful was discarded to support potential touchscreen use.

    • bigfatkitten 3 hours ago
      And then we got something which is equally unusable on a touchscreen as it is with a keyboard and mouse.
    • netsharc 5 hours ago
      Ah, mobile first layouts meaning viewing a website on my 27" full HD screen means having 2 inch gaps between UI elements...
  • aaron695 4 hours ago
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