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I really hate that about Reddit. I liked browsing discussions on my phone occasionally but the web page kept nagging me into using the app instead. So finally I

I really hate that about Reddit. I liked browsing discussions on my phone occasionally but the web page kept nagging me into using the app instead. So finally I installed it. But now when googling for information and finding Reddit boards about my topic of interest clicking on „use app“ does not open Reddit app but instead directs me to the stupid App store. Useless! But maybe it’s Apple‘s fault here?

phist_mcgee 5y ago
Nope. Deep linking to apps is a solved area. Reddit completely drops the ball on this, and has for years. Their engineering is a complete shambles. The only reason they survive is their market share, not for any reason of 'good experience'
- ptudan 5y ago
  haha clone of my comment at the same time
  - phist_mcgee 5y ago
    Great minds think alike ;)
- arp242 5y ago
  I'm almost tempted to apply for a job at Reddit to see why their engineering is such omnishambles. It's impressive in a way. The only good thing I have to say about it is that they're committed to keeping old.reddit.com alive indefinitely.
  - Aeolun 5y ago
    Because the team that built old.reddit.com has long since left? And now this is the only artifact they have from an era of decent engineering?
ptudan 5y ago
Nope. Decent programmers know how to deeplink into apps, it's completely possible.
- rchaud 5y ago
  That includes the vendor of my third-party Reddit app (Now for Reddit). If I tap a Reddit link from a page of search results, the link opens in the app. It's shocking that the devs of the official app don't even bother to do even this bare minimum.
  - ptudan 5y ago
    Reddit is by far and away the most mismanaged site with hundreds of millions of users. I wonder what the internal politics are like. The leaks have consistently been pretty bad.
    - HanyouHottie 5y ago
      Twitch is a strong contender for this accolade too.
G3rn0ti 5y ago
Found a tutorial about deep linking into web apps on iOS. Funny enough, they use the „Redd1t app“ as the prime example … https://medium.com/wolox/ios-deep-linking-url-scheme-vs-universal-links-50abd3802f97 https://medium.com/wolox/ios-deep-linking-url-scheme-vs-univ...
danjac 5y ago
I wonder about Reddit's redesign. Was it a case of malice - we want to force everyone to download our native apps so we can track the users better, so we made our website as unpleasant to use as humanly possible - or incompetence - we over-hired and had too many frontend engineers and UX people with nothing better to do?

phist_mcgee 5y ago

Nope. Deep linking to apps is a solved area. Reddit completely drops the ball on this, and has for years. Their engineering is a complete shambles. The only reason they survive is their market share, not for any reason of 'good experience'

ptudan 5y ago
haha clone of my comment at the same time
- phist_mcgee 5y ago
  Great minds think alike ;)
arp242 5y ago
I'm almost tempted to apply for a job at Reddit to see why their engineering is such omnishambles. It's impressive in a way. The only good thing I have to say about it is that they're committed to keeping old.reddit.com alive indefinitely.
- Aeolun 5y ago
  Because the team that built old.reddit.com has long since left? And now this is the only artifact they have from an era of decent engineering?

ptudan 5y ago

Nope. Decent programmers know how to deeplink into apps, it's completely possible.

rchaud 5y ago
That includes the vendor of my third-party Reddit app (Now for Reddit). If I tap a Reddit link from a page of search results, the link opens in the app. It's shocking that the devs of the official app don't even bother to do even this bare minimum.
- ptudan 5y ago
  Reddit is by far and away the most mismanaged site with hundreds of millions of users. I wonder what the internal politics are like. The leaks have consistently been pretty bad.
  - HanyouHottie 5y ago
    Twitch is a strong contender for this accolade too.

G3rn0ti 5y ago

Found a tutorial about deep linking into web apps on iOS. Funny enough, they use the „Redd1t app“ as the prime example … https://medium.com/wolox/ios-deep-linking-url-scheme-vs-universal-links-50abd3802f97 https://medium.com/wolox/ios-deep-linking-url-scheme-vs-univ...

danjac 5y ago

I wonder about Reddit's redesign. Was it a case of malice - we want to force everyone to download our native apps so we can track the users better, so we made our website as unpleasant to use as humanly possible - or incompetence - we over-hired and had too many frontend engineers and UX people with nothing better to do?