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I don't use mobile, so I can't comment on that, but I can compare to old.reddit (the classic good version). Overall it is decent, but there is still plenty of
by adamzochowski 3y ago
I don't use mobile, so I can't comment on that, but I can compare to old.reddit (the classic good version).
Overall it is decent, but there is still plenty of work,
Here are my comments, ignore if you don't agree.
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Content loading: Initial Page
old.reddit.com loads fast all content, without javascript. flingup.com instead is stuck on 5 blue bars bouncing because no actual content is loaded on first page. It is all loaded on some delay for some reason. Here is a thing: render content on backend, and if it is expensive, render it and cache it.
The only good thing is that flingup uses own subdomains, unlike reddit that uses other domains like redditmedia.com / redd.it / reditstatic.com . I hate companies that use alternative TLD because it is hard to discern if domain is real, or used by scammers.
Additionally, only 2 javascripts are needed to load flingup, and they are hosted from realm.flingup ... the other 4 seem to be some form of bloat. Basicaly, there is an iframe that loads something from realm.flingup on port 8443 and this iframe loads two javascripts. If these are so critical, why are they loaded through an iframe? why port 8443? why realm.flingup ? Sigh.
the good part, despite flingup being js based, it supports middle click / control click on links correctly, unlike plenty SPA. But not all items, can't middle click to see user profile, instead user has to normal click, which does some odd useless popup with an actual button to see user profile.
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Content look: information density at 30%
old.reddit.com gives me 29 items I can see concurrently on my screen. Flingup only shows 9.
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Content look: almost no comments loaded (25% of 40)
I will ignore the fact that most items are just links, not discussions. But lets use the top link "migrating from reddit" as example. It has some odd 40 comments, but only like 10 are loaded, because the remaining are hidden behind a series of 'there are 3 replies'.
Contrast this with old.reddit that will load 500 comments, up to ?8? levels deep (I counted up to 8, maybe more?) with a button to 'load more comments' either in a thread, or at bottom.
Paradoxically, my other complaint is no option to collapse uninterested thread, or to link to specific reply (aka permalink)
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Content: tooltips missing
I dislike the '2 days ago' as it doesn't say when. old.reddit provides actual time of a comment / post when user hovers over '2 days ago'. Flingup doesn't.
ps: fling sounds like a dating app.
Cheers
- dt3ft 3y agoThank you, this is very detailed and valuable feedback. Much appreciated!