Wikipedia is getting a new look

Are they giving Jimmy Wales's begging bowl a make-over too?

They could just make the mobile wiki the desktop default too. It is minimal, readable, and clean.

I don't know why they did that, now we have empty space on the left and right, it's really useless, why is it better than using the full screen?

"Our second change introduces a maximum line width to our content on pages where reading is the focus, such as article pages and discussion pages. Research has shown that limiting the width can lead to better retention of the content itself, as well as a decrease in eye strain. "

This is bs.

So all documentation website should now have that max line widht to better retent the content?

Edit: maybe it's just me but any UI/UX you have used for the last 10years are really hard to change in a positive way.

> Our first change, a collapsible sidebar, allows users to collapse the lengthy menu found on the left side of each page. This change helps improve usability and focus by allowing people to concentrate on the content itself, whether reading or editing.

Ah, more designers trying to justify things. Every site now has a hidden menu/hamburger nonsense, with the goal of "clean" design.

It's terrible and hurts UX and discoverability.

Eye strain? With a menu? Really?

> the wide range of functionality on the site can feel overwhelming and difficult to understand

I guess it must just be my lengthy history with the web, but this line is like nails on a blackboard to me. It's OK to have to learn how to use powerful tools!