It's honestly pretty much the same UI anyway. Totally just feels like a CSS hack on the web side.
Show HN: Revert the Twitter UI changes
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Re: Show HN: Revert the Twitter UI changes
#22But why. Why that hate for every new UI nowadays .
Because the new UI is trash.
Re: Show HN: Revert the Twitter UI changes
#23But why. Why that hate for every new UI nowadays .
Perhaps if the new UI's actually improved presentation of information rather than being an exercise in aesthetic wankery that makes the site less usable?
I know someone on the design team and they actually did user testing against the changes, and it's a mix of usability improvements and aesthetics.
You can't really say something is less usable without some evidence.
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#25Yes, people will complain every time a UI is significantly changed. But there's something else too.
Perception is that significant product development resources were devoted to adding rounded corners. But issues often associated with twitter seem to get worse and little product development resources. A few include: harrassment, racism, armies of bots for brigading, and the increasing use of the platform as an instrument by a foreign power to exert influence on the American electorate.
Maybe they are trying and not communicating it well. But a UI refresh is clear indication of spent product development, and those issues seem to be getting worse.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Perhaps if the new UI's actually improved presentation of information rather than being an exercise in aesthetic wankery that makes the site less usable?
I know someone on the design team and they actually did user testing against the changes, and it's a mix of usability improvements and aesthetics. You can't really say something is less usable without some evidence.
Ah, so that's why they broke everyone's avatars overnight. Much usability. So aesthetic. Wow.
..Snark aside, given that this is the company that won't even let people see their tweets in reverse chronological order, I don't put a whole lot of stock in their testing. Were actual users involved, or was it a tiny focus group?
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#27I'll be honest: I didn't notice anything had changed until I read tweets complaining about it. The changes are minuscule.
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#28Yes, people will complain every time a UI is significantly changed. But there's something else too. Perception is that significant product development resources were devoted to adding rounded corners. But issues often associated with twitter seem to get worse and little product development resources. A few include: harrassment, racism, armies of bots for brigading, and the increasing use of the platform as an instrum…
Curiously you don't mention censorship of conservative accounts, shadow banning, and hashtag manipulation as major problems of the platform.
Re: Show HN: Revert the Twitter UI changes
#29But why. Why that hate for every new UI nowadays .
Well, a lot of it is designed to show ads and disguise lack of quality content.
Re: Show HN: Revert the Twitter UI changes
#30Yes, people will complain every time a UI is significantly changed. But there's something else too. Perception is that significant product development resources were devoted to adding rounded corners. But issues often associated with twitter seem to get worse and little product development resources. A few include: harrassment, racism, armies of bots for brigading, and the increasing use of the platform as an instrum…
Curiously you don't mention censorship of conservative accounts, shadow banning, and hashtag manipulation as major problems of the platform.
Sounds like we both agree there are important policy/usability problems that are being ignored or backlogged while effort is spent on a new UI.