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Re: Ask HN: Thoughts on new GitHub layout?

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Post by qqii » Tue, Jun 23, 2020, 6:37 PM UTC

h91wka wrote: post #37

qqii wrote: post #4

Example repository of a project that's invested in using GitHub: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs Discussion on /r/github: https://www.reddit.com/r/github/comments/hei81f/ Personally I think it's an improvement on mobile - finally the entire README is readable by default. That being said was there any warning/reasoning behind the change? I cannot find any announcements.

> Personally I think it's an improvement on mobile ...because usage of Github from mobile is so important /s

Since some projects use their github README as a landing page and the rise of termux, yeah I think it is important.

Re: Ask HN: Thoughts on new GitHub layout?

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Post by Dunedan » Tue, Jun 23, 2020, 6:37 PM UTC

s9w wrote: post #46

Where did releases go?

To the right side of the code between "About" and "Contributors".

Re: Ask HN: Thoughts on new GitHub layout?

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Post by tmabraham » Tue, Jun 23, 2020, 6:39 PM UTC

GitHub what have you done?

I feel GitHub is making a lot of changes in a short amount of time and as someone mentioned earlier, it really leads to additional friction in our workflow. When we get used to one layout and then they change it, there is time and effort required to get used to the new layout. It's fine if there is some clear benefit, but I don't see any such benefit in this case...

Re: Ask HN: Thoughts on new GitHub layout?

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Post by s9w » Tue, Jun 23, 2020, 6:39 PM UTC

Dunedan wrote: post #52

s9w wrote: post #46

Where did releases go?

To the right side of the code between "About" and "Contributors".

Nothing there for repos without releases. That's pretty implicit.

Re: Ask HN: Thoughts on new GitHub layout?

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Post by efiecho » Tue, Jun 23, 2020, 6:45 PM UTC

bluefox wrote: post #48

I've been using GitHub since 2008. My default browser has JavaScript disabled for various reasons. It was not long after Microsoft acquired GitHub that the UI changed for the worse, but it was minor and still very functional. Now, it's terrible: the dates and commit information is missing, for example. I expect soon it will reach GitLab "quality": unable to view source code without JavaScript enabled. I'm still on th…

> I expect soon it will reach GitLab "quality": unable to view source code without JavaScript enabled.

I also hate GitLab for this, but I learned today that they are actually working on fixing this, by shifting some components to server side rendering. Awkward for me if GitLab suddenly will become the better choice.

Re: Ask HN: Thoughts on new GitHub layout?

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Post by verdverm » Tue, Jun 23, 2020, 6:48 PM UTC

misnome wrote: post #47

verdverm wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

yup, this is a Jira move, GitHub sounds like it's on it's way down fast

My cynical guess is that they used “page load time” as a metric to prove their new system was “faster”. And maybe only tested internally on a faster system, or with hot-cache repository loads? It doesn’t seem to do it on reloads, though going away for a bit and coming back seems to cause it again (and, visibly, different parts of the page load at different times). Anyway, It definitely reeks of “enterprise” so I gues…

> reeks of “enterprise”

you made my day! thanks

Re: Ask HN: Thoughts on new GitHub layout?

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Post by verdverm » Tue, Jun 23, 2020, 6:50 PM UTC

h91wka wrote: post #37

qqii wrote: post #4

Example repository of a project that's invested in using GitHub: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs Discussion on /r/github: https://www.reddit.com/r/github/comments/hei81f/ Personally I think it's an improvement on mobile - finally the entire README is readable by default. That being said was there any warning/reasoning behind the change? I cannot find any announcements.

> Personally I think it's an improvement on mobile ...because usage of Github from mobile is so important /s

This was one of my biggest complaints, mobile was awful. Readme not fully visible.

Still prefer that to this update

Re: Ask HN: Thoughts on new GitHub layout?

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Post by verdverm » Tue, Jun 23, 2020, 6:51 PM UTC

misnome wrote: post #6

qqii wrote: post #4

Example repository of a project that's invested in using GitHub: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs Discussion on /r/github: https://www.reddit.com/r/github/comments/hei81f/ Personally I think it's an improvement on mobile - finally the entire README is readable by default. That being said was there any warning/reasoning behind the change? I cannot find any announcements.

> That being said was there any warning/reasoning behind the change? I cannot find any announcements I had a "Preview: Try the new layout and give us feedback" notification for about an hour, then it switched on permanently. Optimistically, maybe they accidentally flipped a trial feature flag globally and it wasn't intended?

I tried out the preview several days ago and let them know what I thought.

It's more telling that they didn't listen and pushed it out so quickly anyway.

Re: Ask HN: Thoughts on new GitHub layout?

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Post by verdverm » Tue, Jun 23, 2020, 6:53 PM UTC

martinesko36 wrote: post #45

I hate it. It nixed any contrast.

Right, like this is such an obviously bad design pattern and yet they still do it. I just don't understand where design is as a science or art anymore...

Re: Ask HN: Thoughts on new GitHub layout?

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Post by throw_m239339 » Tue, Jun 23, 2020, 6:57 PM UTC

It doesn't look good, but it's not that bad either. But I don't think GitHub needed a layout change on desktop screens. They should increase the margins a bit.