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The recent HN thread about reddit working on a redesign would be relevant in relation to that statement. What circle are reddit users? The site is a link aggreg
by kagamine 9y ago
The recent HN thread about reddit working on a redesign would be relevant in relation to that statement. What circle are reddit users? The site is a link aggregator with comments which many users will argue works well and has been successful because of its apparent lack of styling. Yet many other users complain that it isn't 'pretty' enough. But the point of the site, the links and comments are there either way.
One thing many designers and programmers alike struggle with are who their circle/users are and what they want. The problem, if it is a problem, with bootstrap is that it makes everything look the same. It's both smart and lazy from a web-dev's pov.
- spondyl 9y agoRecently I opened a subreddit for a little known Korean mobile developer, just as a fan, and I was surprised that you get zero control over the HTML. At first I was a bit annoyed and confused but then I actually liked it, the more I had to get creative with CSS because although you can reinterpret a subreddit in 1000 different ways, they all "feel" the same. I mean, I basically just gave an elevator pitch for CSS but I suppose my point is that Reddit works well as it is. You might have to do a bit of thinking outside the box but some nice designs are possible. If you need anything more than that, chances are your design is a bit too over the top and should be simplified.
- heeen 9y agoYou get a tiny amount of control over the html with :before and :after content and removing elements with display:none and going crazy with complex selectors and absolute positioning