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Thanks, can anybody explain why google allowed maps to turn into a such a sluggish feature bloat?

by Nanite 10y ago

jokoon 10y ago
The new map is basically a JS version of google earth
kristopolous 10y ago
That's the typical projection of software in general
kalleboo 10y ago
Gotta keep adding features, otherwise what are all your team members going to do?
- flukus 10y ago
  Performance is a feature.
gdulli 10y ago
Companies that make money hire aggressively out of principle more than need. When this gets out of hand, they don't let people go. They have to find ways to keep them busy. Even if that means taking products that are already in a good state and adding useless features/redesigns. It's the great equalizer.
CaptSpify 10y ago
And yet basic things like being able to zoom in to see the name of a street aren't there. I want ~5 things from gmaps, yet it's filled with crap I personally don't use (maybe enough people want the other features that it's worth it). I wish we could go back to the days of toggle-able features for websites.
- greyflames 10y ago
  What other basic things do you think gmaps is missing?
  - strict9 10y ago
    the ability to "forget" a place or not have it remember them. I googled some business over a year ago and it _always_ shows up as one of the main points of interest, despite the fact I have no interest in it. my maps is now a collection of things I've looked up at one point or another but have no relevance in my life. it's bizarre and useless.
  - CaptSpify 10y ago
    - Better search and filters. Currently the search is quite inaccurate and the filters are terrible. I usually end up using Yelp because of this. - Consistent UI. Sometimes back erases stuff, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes clicking on the map area on the top resizes the window, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes dragging the screen down moves me back, sometimes it doesn't. There's a lot of "I hope clicking on this does what I want!". Currently there's a bug on my phone where GPS usually doesn't work with gmaps. If I click on the "find me now with gps" button, sometimes something happens, sometimes nothing happens. - The ability to lock the map to keep it from spinning when trying to zoom in/out. - The ability to restrict searches to a specific radius. If I am zoomed in on the middle of Berlin and type "Burger", don't back out and show me results outside of the area I was searching in. Additionally it would be nice to be able to type a number in. I'm sure there's more. Every time I use gmaps it's an exercise in keeping calm because the UX is so terrible compared to what it used to be.
    - angry-hacker 10y ago
      If I search for a store that is a franchise and have one over the corner, gmaps zooms and displays the first result that is 200km away from me. For what reason it does so ie why would I want that result -- i have no idea. I just use Google search and open map from there.
      - greyflames 10y ago

Thanks, can anybody explain why google allowed maps to turn into a such a sluggish feature bloat?

by Nanite 10y ago

Thanks, can anybody explain why google allowed maps to turn into a such a sluggish feature bloat?

jokoon 10y ago

The new map is basically a JS version of google earth

kristopolous 10y ago

That's the typical projection of software in general

kalleboo 10y ago

Gotta keep adding features, otherwise what are all your team members going to do?

flukus 10y ago
Performance is a feature.

gdulli 10y ago

Companies that make money hire aggressively out of principle more than need. When this gets out of hand, they don't let people go. They have to find ways to keep them busy. Even if that means taking products that are already in a good state and adding useless features/redesigns. It's the great equalizer.

CaptSpify 10y ago

And yet basic things like being able to zoom in to see the name of a street aren't there. I want ~5 things from gmaps, yet it's filled with crap I personally don't use (maybe enough people want the other features that it's worth it). I wish we could go back to the days of toggle-able features for websites.

greyflames 10y ago
What other basic things do you think gmaps is missing?
- strict9 10y ago
  the ability to "forget" a place or not have it remember them. I googled some business over a year ago and it _always_ shows up as one of the main points of interest, despite the fact I have no interest in it. my maps is now a collection of things I've looked up at one point or another but have no relevance in my life. it's bizarre and useless.
- CaptSpify 10y ago
  - Better search and filters. Currently the search is quite inaccurate and the filters are terrible. I usually end up using Yelp because of this. - Consistent UI. Sometimes back erases stuff, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes clicking on the map area on the top resizes the window, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes dragging the screen down moves me back, sometimes it doesn't. There's a lot of "I hope clicking on this does what I want!". Currently there's a bug on my phone where GPS usually doesn't work with gmaps. If I click on the "find me now with gps" button, sometimes something happens, sometimes nothing happens. - The ability to lock the map to keep it from spinning when trying to zoom in/out. - The ability to restrict searches to a specific radius. If I am zoomed in on the middle of Berlin and type "Burger", don't back out and show me results outside of the area I was searching in. Additionally it would be nice to be able to type a number in. I'm sure there's more. Every time I use gmaps it's an exercise in keeping calm because the UX is so terrible compared to what it used to be.
  - angry-hacker 10y ago
    If I search for a store that is a franchise and have one over the corner, gmaps zooms and displays the first result that is 200km away from me. For what reason it does so ie why would I want that result -- i have no idea. I just use Google search and open map from there.
    - greyflames 10y ago