4 ms·
If this is the worst example anyone can come up with, debugging a misconfigured site while relying exclusively on screenshots of beautified URLs, then I think i
by abalone 8y ago
If this is the worst example anyone can come up with, debugging a misconfigured site while relying exclusively on screenshots of beautified URLs, then I think it proves my point.
There will always be tradeoffs in advancing usability. This is objectively a small one. The problem is the unstated lack of appreciation for the value of usability improvements, because it's usually a more technically sophisticated person criticizing it who's comfortable with the way things have been. If you care about usability, that is an immensely net positive gain.
- tazard 8y agoHow is having to "just know" that you have to type www to get that page to load, despite it being presented without www a step forward for usability for technically unsophisticated people? It just seems confusing to me. I get that it looks "cleaner" but I am having a hard time figuring out how it makes anyone's life easier, or how it actually makes the web more usable.
- jsjohnst 8y agoHere’s a better example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17930788 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17930788