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Remember when optimizing sites for mobile was new and everyones first impulse was to unironically turn their site into a fake iOS app? Those were the days.
by jsheard 2y ago
Remember when optimizing sites for mobile was new and everyones first impulse was to unironically turn their site into a fake iOS app? Those were the days.
- starfezzy 2y agoNo.
- davidavidavid 2y ago[flagged]
- zoover2020 2y agoI still see the fake, 2010 era mobile banners bases on my device' user agent
- gpmcadam 2y agoThe biggest contributor to this was jQuery Mobile. Surprisingly, the "ThemeRoller" is still up, despite the project being discontinued. Quite a fun trip down memory lane. https://themeroller.jquerymobile.com https://themeroller.jquerymobile.com
- moolcool 2y agoTake me back
- m_st 2y agoDon't laugh, but we still have a big software solution based on jQuery Mobile up and running, used daily by hundreds of users on tablets and smartphones, and getting new features every few weeks. (yes, a successor is planned, but it will be a huge amount of work)
- patwolf 2y agoI kind of miss the days where building a mobile app was just plopping giant widgets on a screen, and we didn't need giant figma files and design languages. I don't, however, miss dealing with the 300ms click delay.
- whstl 2y agoWhat bothers me more is that those giant Figma files don't have anything special about the design anymore. Very often they're just using some uncanny-valley version of Material Design. Companies spend a lot of time reinventing almost the exact same wheel for almost no benefit at all. So much wasted potential.