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It’s a cancer on the web. Apple started it and I hate them for it. And I’m an Apple fan. If I wanted to wait 1/2 second for each part of the page to load I’d h
by MBCook 1y ago
It’s a cancer on the web. Apple started it and I hate them for it. And I’m an Apple fan.
If I wanted to wait 1/2 second for each part of the page to load I’d have stayed on dialup.
- elzbardico 1y agoWasn't the NYT that started this?
- embedding-shape 1y agoIn my recollection, NYT started/popularized the whole "reportage as a interactive story with stuff moving as you scroll" on the web, but I think it was web developers wanting to emulate the Macbook/iPhone inertia scroll that started the whole "lets override scroll behaviour" trend.
- Wistar 1y agoThe first I ever saw of it was the NYT story about the deadly avalanche at Stevens Pass in WA state. I liked it for that story but not so much for this product site. https://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012/snow-fall/index.html#/?part=tunnel-creek https://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012/snow-fall/index.html#/...
- MBCook 1y agoOh that does sound familiar. I think you’re right. Apple certainly made it popular for product pages though.
- majormajor 1y agoNike mainstreamed it, I think - https://onepagelove.com/nike-better-world https://onepagelove.com/nike-better-world