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Agreed. I think HN tends to forget another key point: it's just fun! I love "impractical" little things like this, and it's great to see so many people playing
by peterjmag 14y ago
Agreed. I think HN tends to forget another key point: it's just fun! I love "impractical" little things like this, and it's great to see so many people playing around with browser technologies.
- lowboy 14y agoThe problem is that we'll get people using this in a primary role on their sites/apps because it's novel and people love using novel things. In order to have that "fun" look, you have to have a pretty long animation duration (currently ~3 seconds until they stop moving), which is doing users a disservice by making them wait until they can use the navigation let alone start reading the contents of the list. It's a neat demo, I just fear what developers will do with it.
- mnicole 14y agoLet them ruin their UX with it and learn their lessons, I say. No point in stunting innovation at the risk of poor implementation.
- JacksonGariety 14y agoIf someone is building a site with no UX experience, is isn;t the fault of this incredible CSS developer that his site has bad UX. His site would probably have bad UX with or without this menu.
- lowboy 14y agoFair enough. I would no more blame the manufacturers of spoons for America's obesity rates than I would this developer for incorrect application of this demo. Although, this demo is the equivalent of a spoon manufacturer demonstrating their spoons by having a picture of someone eating a giant bucket of gravy. Maybe the manufacturer can't be blamed for obesity, but they could help out by providing a healthier demonstration of how their product should be used.
- peterjmag 14y agoAny new technology or novel approach has the potential for abuse. That doesn't mean you shouldn't develop new technologies or novel approaches, though.
- lowboy 14y agoAgreed, and I should have stated that more clearly in my first comment.