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Accordion? Tabs? Are developers still using these things?

• fiatjaf 10y ago
  Specially developers who don't like dependencies, because they require preprocessors. Not everyone can be as cool as you would like.
• keyle 10y ago
  Yep, why not? Because someone invented the electric screwdriver doesn't mean the screwdrivers have disappeared.
• dreamsofdragons 10y ago
  Absolutely. I'm currently working on an in browser IDE for a language I've created that compiles in the browser, and it has both a code view and a WYSIPCTWYG (what you see is pretty close to what you get) design view. Tabs work well as a separation between code and design, given the context. We also use an accordion for the controls which you drag onto the canvas, as there are more controls than we can fit into the palette in a comfortable layout. Granted, I created my own, but they're proven concepts. I don't think I've once looked at my car and asked "Steering wheel? pedals?. Are car designers still using these things?"
• Brendinooo 10y ago
  What are the successors to these UI patterns in your view?