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Re: GitHub Discussions is out of beta

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Post by systemvoltage »

All these features infested with emojis and negative space makes SourceHut such a refreshing take at UX/UI that is utilitarian, straightforward, ultra-functional and zero-tolerance for trendy-designer-bullshit. Exactly what engineering tools should be like. Unfortunately, I am in the minority here and most people find the UX/UI of Sourcehut ancient, unadorned and bland - IMO that’s a feature, not a bug. Check it out: https://sourcehut.org/

Re: GitHub Discussions is out of beta

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Post by alberth »

Given that GitHub is a large Ruby on Rails app, I’m surprised we haven’t seen Microsoft doing more to improve the performance of Ruby language given they are one of a small handful of companies that have deep language/compiler talent.

(Don’t take this as me knocking Microsoft. The speed of development on GitHub, VS Code and even Microsoft 365 has been phenomenal.)

Re: GitHub Discussions is out of beta

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Post by leonsmith »

systemvoltage wrote: post #3

All these features infested with emojis and negative space makes SourceHut such a refreshing take at UX/UI that is utilitarian, straightforward, ultra-functional and zero-tolerance for trendy-designer-bullshit. Exactly what engineering tools should be like. Unfortunately, I am in the minority here and most people find the UX/UI of Sourcehut ancient, unadorned and bland - IMO that’s a feature, not a bug. Check it out:…

Strongly disagree and I've noticed this is a common trait amongst developers. I think it stems from the fact they are more comfortable on the CLI and are used to poor interfaces that they more easily justify a sub-par UX. Just look at how many HN "readers" are out there because this site subscribes to the same philosophy

Re: GitHub Discussions is out of beta

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Post by qmarchi »

systemvoltage wrote: post #3

All these features infested with emojis and negative space makes SourceHut such a refreshing take at UX/UI that is utilitarian, straightforward, ultra-functional and zero-tolerance for trendy-designer-bullshit. Exactly what engineering tools should be like. Unfortunately, I am in the minority here and most people find the UX/UI of Sourcehut ancient, unadorned and bland - IMO that’s a feature, not a bug. Check it out:…

Kind of a salty take on it. Personally, I appreciate the emojis, they allow a more dense information transfer when used correctly, like when reacting to a chat message.

Similarly, with Github Discussions, each emoji has a distinct meaning and can convey the topic with many less pixels. Ex, I can use a as a replacement for "Feature request", as a replacement for "Bug/Issue", and for "Vulnerability".

Now if you start shoving them as the only way to communicate something, there's your problem.

Re: GitHub Discussions is out of beta

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Post by [deleted] »

leonsmith wrote: post #6
systemvoltage wrote: post #3

All these features infested with emojis and negative space makes SourceHut such a refreshing take at UX/UI that is utilitarian, straightforward, ultra-functional and zero-tolerance for trendy-designer-bullshit. Exactly what engineering tools should be like. Unfortunately, I am in the minority here and most people find the UX/UI of Sourcehut ancient, unadorned and bland - IMO that’s a feature, not a bug. Check it out:…

Strongly disagree and I've noticed this is a common trait amongst developers. I think it stems from the fact they are more comfortable on the CLI and are used to poor interfaces that they more easily justify a sub-par UX. Just look at how many HN "readers" are out there because this site subscribes to the same philosophy

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Re: GitHub Discussions is out of beta

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Post by frenchyatwork »

qmarchi wrote: post #7
systemvoltage wrote: post #3

All these features infested with emojis and negative space makes SourceHut such a refreshing take at UX/UI that is utilitarian, straightforward, ultra-functional and zero-tolerance for trendy-designer-bullshit. Exactly what engineering tools should be like. Unfortunately, I am in the minority here and most people find the UX/UI of Sourcehut ancient, unadorned and bland - IMO that’s a feature, not a bug. Check it out:…

Kind of a salty take on it. Personally, I appreciate the emojis, they allow a more dense information transfer when used correctly, like when reacting to a chat message. Similarly, with Github Discussions, each emoji has a distinct meaning and can convey the topic with many less pixels. Ex, I can use a as a replacement for "Feature request", as a replacement for "Bug/Issue", and for "Vulnerability". Now if you start s…

FYI, HN strips certain unicode that it thinks are emoji.
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