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> The mobile experience was improved This has already been said, but needs it's own dedicated comment. In isolation one might think this comment is sarcasm, b

> The mobile experience was improved This has already been said, but needs it's own dedicated comment. In isolation one might think this comment is sarcasm, but seeing it in context in the article it seems genuine enough. If so, the author has likely never used Reddit, so it's odd to be calling on them to write an article on it. A little bit of research shows the author seems to be known for selling a few companies I've never heard of pretty early on after they've been founded, so I guess their main expertise is exits. One would still think they would've used Reddit once or twice though...

TACIXAT 6y ago
Their mobile site is now a deluge of prompts trying to get you to download their app. They've broken the ability to easily view comment threads. It is seriously such trash. I find myself accidentally tapping something that either opens something new or closes what I was looking at. The back button behavior is bad with the post pop overs. The home page doesn't even preserve scroll position when going back from a post (Safari iOS)! It is not a website I visit regularly anymore. Someone should do a github1s equivalent for reddit, even if it is read only.
- lucideer 6y ago
  I assume you must be talking about the mobile app, rather than the "mobile experience" of the Reddit website. And it's just occurred to me that the author may have been referring to the same. I've never used the app but I presume it is a lot better than the mobile website.
  - TACIXAT 6y ago
    I am definitely not talking about the mobile app. I explicitly say site. I talk about the prompts to try to get you to download the mobile app. I also reference a mobile OS and web browser. I have no idea how you could think I'm talking about the app.
- rakoo 6y ago
  > Someone should do a github1s equivalent for reddit, even if it is read only https://teddit.net/ https://teddit.net/
  - lucideer 6y ago
    Anything better than https://old.reddit.com/ https://old.reddit.com/ would, I suspect, take a lot of dev effort & maintenance
    - rakoo 6y ago
      It's probably worth thinking whether it's worth replicating the entirety of reddit's functionalities or just those that matter
Firebrand 6y ago
The mobile experience has improved for “normies” looking to consume funny pictures and videos on /r/popular, not the power users who comment or use niche subreddits. The Reddit app’s push for live-streaming and their recent acquisition of DubSmash makes me suspect they’re looking to compete with TikTok as well.

TACIXAT 6y ago

Their mobile site is now a deluge of prompts trying to get you to download their app. They've broken the ability to easily view comment threads. It is seriously such trash. I find myself accidentally tapping something that either opens something new or closes what I was looking at. The back button behavior is bad with the post pop overs. The home page doesn't even preserve scroll position when going back from a post (Safari iOS)! It is not a website I visit regularly anymore. Someone should do a github1s equivalent for reddit, even if it is read only.

lucideer 6y ago
I assume you must be talking about the mobile app, rather than the "mobile experience" of the Reddit website. And it's just occurred to me that the author may have been referring to the same. I've never used the app but I presume it is a lot better than the mobile website.
- TACIXAT 6y ago
  I am definitely not talking about the mobile app. I explicitly say site. I talk about the prompts to try to get you to download the mobile app. I also reference a mobile OS and web browser. I have no idea how you could think I'm talking about the app.
rakoo 6y ago
> Someone should do a github1s equivalent for reddit, even if it is read only https://teddit.net/ https://teddit.net/
- lucideer 6y ago
  Anything better than https://old.reddit.com/ https://old.reddit.com/ would, I suspect, take a lot of dev effort & maintenance
  - rakoo 6y ago
    It's probably worth thinking whether it's worth replicating the entirety of reddit's functionalities or just those that matter

Firebrand 6y ago

The mobile experience has improved for “normies” looking to consume funny pictures and videos on /r/popular, not the power users who comment or use niche subreddits. The Reddit app’s push for live-streaming and their recent acquisition of DubSmash makes me suspect they’re looking to compete with TikTok as well.