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I'm usually very pro-SPA, but Reddit messed up theirs so bad, it's plain unusable. Most interactions using a 2018 iPad Pro w/ Safari take seconds to execute. T
by sergiomattei 5y ago
I'm usually very pro-SPA, but Reddit messed up theirs so bad, it's plain unusable.
Most interactions using a 2018 iPad Pro w/ Safari take seconds to execute. This device can handle anything I throw at it except reddit.com.
The new web app is a plain regression.
- phpnode 5y agoI feel like they're pretty strongly incentivised to not improve it. They want to push people to the app, and they have enough traction and community lock-in that they're not really worried about losing traffic
- nice__two 5y agoThis is indeed the correct reason. The app is much more usable. That’s why I switched to teddit.net. It’s much faster, resembles the old Reddit layout and supports dark mode.
- masklinn 5y agoTBF the entire concept of an SPA for Reddit is insane to begin with. There are no complex split-second interactions or anything. It’s a case study in what does not benefit in any way from spas. I have pretty much the same thoughts about discourse, which I loathe.
- 8note 5y agoI imagine the ads benefit from it.