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I was hoping for a thread with a UX deep dive on the pros/cons of a simple UI vs other equivalents (Reddit, Reddit Enhancement Suite, social networks, RSS reade
by tetrisgm 3y ago
I was hoping for a thread with a UX deep dive on the pros/cons of a simple UI vs other equivalents (Reddit, Reddit Enhancement Suite, social networks, RSS readers).
There's no way to say this is a perfect UI. We don't know if people churn because of the experience, or drop off because it's tedious. Maybe the lack of notifications is a problem? Maybe the archaic search is? Maybe the way the top items are rendered skews towards a certain type of interaction and reduces overall interactions?
It's super arbitrary to say it's perfect, or that it meets the best goals it could achieve.
- doctor_eval 3y agoIt took me several goes over several years to become a HN user. The design put me off. It made me think this was a site for CLI nerds. And of course it is, but it’s far richer than that. Nevertheless, now I think the design helps keep the riff raff out. :) you have to appreciate the content to appreciate HN.