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Example repository of a project that's invested in using GitHub: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs Discussion on /r/github: htt

by qqii 6y ago

Example repository of a project that's invested in using GitHub: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs Discussion on /r/github: https://www.reddit.com/r/github/comments/hei81f/ https://www.reddit.com/r/github/comments/hei81f/ Personally I think it's an improvement on mobile - finally the entire README is readable by default. That being said was there any warning/reasoning behind the change? I cannot find any announcements.

misnome 6y ago
> That being said was there any warning/reasoning behind the change? I cannot find any announcements I had a "Preview: Try the new layout and give us feedback" notification for about an hour, then it switched on permanently. Optimistically, maybe they accidentally flipped a trial feature flag globally and it wasn't intended?
- verdverm 6y ago
  I tried out the preview several days ago and let them know what I thought. It's more telling that they didn't listen and pushed it out so quickly anyway.
h91wka 6y ago
> Personally I think it's an improvement on mobile ...because usage of Github from mobile is so important /s
- qqii 6y ago
  Since some projects use their github README as a landing page and the rise of termux, yeah I think it is important.
- verdverm 6y ago
  This was one of my biggest complaints, mobile was awful. Readme not fully visible. Still prefer that to this update
blondin 6y ago
yes it an improvement. and not just mobile! i always find it hard to read tiny text so my zoom level is always between 120% and 150%. they fixed all my issues with this update and that made me happy.
Kyrio 6y ago
It's indeed much better on mobile, since the old design not only hid most of the README, but also lacked many useful indicators from the desktop version (languages, releases, etc.) The thing is, they just released an excellent app, which was seemingly meant to solve the problem of browsing GitHub on mobile. It's a bit surprising that this design, by many aspects, seems targeted towards mobile users and is already displaying more useful info than the app.

by qqii 6y ago

misnome 6y ago

> That being said was there any warning/reasoning behind the change? I cannot find any announcements I had a "Preview: Try the new layout and give us feedback" notification for about an hour, then it switched on permanently. Optimistically, maybe they accidentally flipped a trial feature flag globally and it wasn't intended?

verdverm 6y ago
I tried out the preview several days ago and let them know what I thought. It's more telling that they didn't listen and pushed it out so quickly anyway.

h91wka 6y ago

> Personally I think it's an improvement on mobile ...because usage of Github from mobile is so important /s

qqii 6y ago
Since some projects use their github README as a landing page and the rise of termux, yeah I think it is important.
verdverm 6y ago
This was one of my biggest complaints, mobile was awful. Readme not fully visible. Still prefer that to this update

blondin 6y ago

yes it an improvement. and not just mobile! i always find it hard to read tiny text so my zoom level is always between 120% and 150%. they fixed all my issues with this update and that made me happy.

Kyrio 6y ago

It's indeed much better on mobile, since the old design not only hid most of the README, but also lacked many useful indicators from the desktop version (languages, releases, etc.) The thing is, they just released an excellent app, which was seemingly meant to solve the problem of browsing GitHub on mobile. It's a bit surprising that this design, by many aspects, seems targeted towards mobile users and is already displaying more useful info than the app.