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If only the users/customers weren't so fickle. > I do think the UI ecosystem, as it slows down, could become more modular and share more core components I thi
by harikb 5y ago
If only the users/customers weren't so fickle.
> I do think the UI ecosystem, as it slows down, could become more modular and share more core components
I think things like Flutter will take another few years to become performant compared to even Electron/Tauri/Webview+JS
Yes, it is sad that we redesign UI (even web UIs) every so often, but it is an unforgiving world. I am not sure if it is the fickle users or the product manager(s) to blame, but we seek fancier and fancier UI with every update. There are exceptions like the craigslist website, but those are rare.
I agree with all other points.
- dntrkv 5y ago> I am not sure if it is the fickle users or the product manager(s) to blame, but we seek fancier and fancier UI with every update. It's not fanciness, it's maturation. Compare YouTube from 2006: https://web.archive.org/web/20060202021427/http://youtube.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20060202021427/http://youtube.co... to now: https://web.archive.org/web/20210430000812if_/https://www.youtube.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210430000812if_/https://www.yo... The new design puts content first. There are no superfluous borders, backgrounds, or gradients. Every visual element exists for a good reason. This is good, functional, accessible, design. And YouTube of 2006 is a conservative example, we (well, most of us) can remember the UX/UI atrocities that existed back then.