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I could do that in a weekend (2016)

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Re: I could do that in a weekend (2016)

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Post by thehappypm »

nottorp wrote: post #70
thehappypm wrote: post #54

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You don't like threads? I find them useful at times, that's part of what I like about Slack, it has enough potential for customization that you can bend it to your culture. For example, you can use bots that suit your workflows, use threads or not use them, use emoji reactions or not use them, use private threads or small channels, or always large channels..

> You don't like threads? I would love them if it was actually noticeable when someone else creates a thread to which i'm supposed to contribute...

At my workplace, we tag people.

Re: I could do that in a weekend (2016)

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Post by nottorp »

thehappypm wrote: post #71
nottorp wrote: post #70

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> You don't like threads? I would love them if it was actually noticeable when someone else creates a thread to which i'm supposed to contribute...

At my workplace, we tag people.

So no voluntary contributions from people you didn't ask ;)

Re: I could do that in a weekend (2016)

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Post by bzbarsky »

bern4444 wrote: post #59
MonkeyClub wrote: post #52

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Yep it was pretty horrible, so I hit reader mode that narrowed everything down and increased the font size. I find it's quite a bother to have to do all the CSS necessary for good reflow on a number of devices, so I too just have everything just spill to the ends, and just do reader mode on devices. But I don't really know much CSS apart from the really basic stuff, and haven't ever sat down to see how it would be do…

Yeah, for a site like this, it could literally be just adding max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto; This would make it look great on pretty much all screens.

A 700px max-width would actually make it quite annoying to read for me (as a lot of content on the web is, unless I switch to reader mode)....

Re: I could do that in a weekend (2016)

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Post by thehappypm »

nottorp wrote: post #72
thehappypm wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At my workplace, we tag people.

So no voluntary contributions from people you didn't ask ;)

Not exactly I mean people still see the thread root, just like if you didn’t use a thread it would see the message, So if the thread is interesting you look at it

Re: I could do that in a weekend (2016)

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Post by hallway_monitor »

otabdeveloper4 wrote: post #66
SilasX wrote: post #48

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Except today more often I see "Our devs put together a basically usable UI, then we ramped up and hired a full time UXer, and it sucks now."

I've seen that happen a thousand times, yes. (Slightly exaggerating, but still.) I guess we'll just have to wait until people get used to the idea that the Web is an interactive document format, not a replacement for the GUI. I'm hoping the modern SPA trends pass into the void like the Macromedia Flash UI trends did.

At many companies anything is a SPA now, which seems like the worst example of cargo cult mentality. It takes twice as long to develop, but with all these people who only know JavaScript you have to give them something to do.

Re: I could do that in a weekend (2016)

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Post by hallway_monitor »

adt2bt wrote: post #62
jimmygrapes wrote: post #61

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In a world where children are sent to daycare, Headstart, Pre-K[indergarten] and then Kindergarten all before entering the public/private school system for the next 18 or so years, I have increasingly seen nostalgia for school cafeteria meals from those now in their 20s. Doesn't matter if it's awful quality from the same source as hospital and prison food; they grew up with it as their primary meal source.

Exactly. I objectively hate it, but I would eat that square pizza with square pepperoni bits again without a second thought if offered.

Totino's has some good news for you

Re: I could do that in a weekend (2016)

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Post by bern4444 »

bzbarsky wrote: post #73
bern4444 wrote: post #59

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Yeah, for a site like this, it could literally be just adding max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto; This would make it look great on pretty much all screens.

A 700px max-width would actually make it quite annoying to read for me (as a lot of content on the web is, unless I switch to reader mode)....

Why? Is it not wide enough for you? or something else?

Re: I could do that in a weekend (2016)

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Post by bradknowles »

adt2bt wrote: post #32
jeffreyrogers wrote: post #8

One other thing he touched on in passing: people are assuming they'd know what to build from the start. Even in relatively trivial applications a lot of work goes into finding the right way to express what you're trying to build. I recently worked on a small app and spent 40 hours trying out different approaches to the user interface. The solution I went with could be coded up in about 2 hours, but I had to do 38 hou…

I had a similar realization with food recently, bear with me. You ever hear how in certain cultures, Mom's food is the best? Now, of course there's nostalgia involved. A hint of home can make your taste buds sing just a bit louder. But also, even for a 'simple' meal, there are so many options a chef can make that subtly change the meal. For example, looking only at one ingredient, you can end up with a dizzying amoun…

The thing that hit me many years ago was when I was very young (less than five, I think), and I was at my great grandmothers house, and she fixed dinner. And I LOVED the creamed corn she made! I made such a fuss about it that she had to get another can off the shelf and make a second helping.

It was just plain creamed corn with condensed milk. But it was also the best thing I had ever eaten.

She was very confused. As was my grandmother. And my mom. None of them understood just how important that “granny corn” was, despite the fact that it was straight from a can into the pan to be heated a little, and then put into a bowl for me.

I heard that story time and time again, for decades.

Association is a huge part of impression and memories. That’s why smell is such a good trigger for emotions, because it is very primal and connected so closely to those parts of your brain that are involved in association.

Re: I could do that in a weekend (2016)

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Post by nottorp »

thehappypm wrote: post #74
nottorp wrote: post #72

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So no voluntary contributions from people you didn't ask ;)

Not exactly I mean people still see the thread root, just like if you didn’t use a thread it would see the message, So if the thread is interesting you look at it

I never see those. They get lost in the main channel noise. They should get pinned somewhere obvious to not get lost with the main chat scrolling.
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