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Developer tools should really be desktop first, instead of mobile first. I always wonder why we all use bootstrap as our goto so the site works on mobile, but then twitter barely works on a mobile browser.
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.
Since many different organizations self-host GitLab instances (which is great!), having to enable Javascript for each one can be a bit of a pain.
Frustrating that it no longer shows the latest commit message at the top by default.
The way the top tab/nav bar stretches across the screen, while the content is centered feels broken to me.
https://twitter.com/joelkesler/status/1275557934290755584
(above) I mocked up what the repo screen could look like if it used Github's previous UI with the new layout (and fixed the fluid tab bar!)
Contrary to everyone else I really like the new design. The metadata is placed to the right as it should have always been. The languages are in the sidebar and are visible without me remembering that typescript is somewhat dark blue. Also the new look is more modern and unlike most people here I am not afraid of change.
Not every preference is a fear, except I guess the fear that a lot of people will now waste a lot more time learning things that used to be obvious at a glance.
The tables are somehow less dense and less readable at the same time; the added line spacing should have helped with this, but overall it's worse. The controls are needlessly stretched across the entire width of the screen, which these days is most likely wide, so reading and moving your mouse between controls is inherently more laborious (it's also just ugly).
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Also fun to go back to a much earlier version: https://web.archive.org/web/20130807124247/https://github.co...
Hah. I think we can all agree that the UI has been improved since then.
I thought you all were exaggerating. So sorry not. The commit list looked like it was doing some sort of eventual consistent update, then I realized that hovering over different commits expands that one shifting rows up/down as you hover on different items. GitHub: under new management. My theory about management is like my theory for bad music at venues. The management greenlights which acts will play, unfortunately…
> “ There are also legendary venues where obviously they were 'in the know'.” Could you elaborate on this?
It seems like a pretty good analogy to me. A lot of UI redesigns (including this one) seem like they were approved by people who liked the look of some static mock-ups, but weren't regular users of the site. Lots of layouts look great in a demo but are awful to use.
The new web design layout on GitHub is awful and has less accessibility. For example, the repository languages used to be at the top center of the page, while now I need to scroll past the bottom of the screen and find the information off centered in an awkward place. The stars and other top bar links are off centered in an awkward way for the mouse and the eyes. Also, the profile tabs are less accessible because fol…
I have a single major problem with all of their new layouts. They place content at extreme ends of the screen, completely stretched out like a rubber band with No Man's Land in the middle. In this case, the top half is stretched and the bottom half is centred. Completely inconsistent and tiring for your eyes darting around corners of the screen. Example: https://twitter.com/JahedDEV/status/1275532988772683776 I don't…
Seems like a bug or probably an oversight. Don't think that was intended
I am not sure if they changed anything from how it was previously in the beta.
I don't think the new design is bad, it's just different. It's fine tbh, but these top bars are pretty bad on a big screen.
Hopefully they'll change that soon enough.