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Chrome is so much not a reference in design that we should take this take carefully

tshaddox 8mo ago
When it was new its design was a big draw (second to performance, of course).
amadeuspagel 8mo ago
All other browser I've tried (firefox, vivaldi, edge, safari, atlas, many others) and all other programs with a tab-based UI I use (zed, vs code, sqlitebrowser) look worse.
- lelanthran 8mo ago
  > All other browser I've tried (firefox, vivaldi, edge, safari, atlas, many others) and all other programs with a tab-based UI I use (zed, vs code, sqlitebrowser) look worse. Both you and the poster could both be correct. Looking good and being a poor interface are unrelated. IOW, something could look absolutely beautiful and still have a nightmarish UI. "Looking pretty" is subjective. Being a good UI is objective.
  - PaulHoule 8mo ago
    Reminds me of how like 10 years ago there were the fanbois who wanted to do their cars in Material Design or tatto Material Design on their face and such.
    - amadeuspagel 8mo ago
      Yes, people who disagree with me about which program has the best implemention of a tab-based user interface remind of people who tattoo things on their face as well.
xnx 8mo ago
What don't you like about Chrome design?
- gregoriol 8mo ago
  It's not that there is anything to like or dislike: it's just that there is no "design" in it, nothing to reference
  - xnx 8mo ago
    If you're talking about graphic design, that's probably true. I'm talking about the thousands of design decisions the Chrome team made to decide exactly what to include and not to include, where to put things and how they appear, what words are used, and how features behave. Chrome is heavily and well designed in that regard. It's evident that everything was heavily considered and evaluated. I contrast Chrome to other apps and websites where it feels like the "designers" may not use the product at all.
Wowfunhappy 8mo ago
Are you confusing modern Google Chrome with early Google Chrome, or did you dislike early Google Chrome?

When it was new its design was a big draw (second to performance, of course).

All other browser I've tried (firefox, vivaldi, edge, safari, atlas, many others) and all other programs with a tab-based UI I use (zed, vs code, sqlitebrowser) look worse.

lelanthran 8mo ago
> All other browser I've tried (firefox, vivaldi, edge, safari, atlas, many others) and all other programs with a tab-based UI I use (zed, vs code, sqlitebrowser) look worse. Both you and the poster could both be correct. Looking good and being a poor interface are unrelated. IOW, something could look absolutely beautiful and still have a nightmarish UI. "Looking pretty" is subjective. Being a good UI is objective.
- PaulHoule 8mo ago
  Reminds me of how like 10 years ago there were the fanbois who wanted to do their cars in Material Design or tatto Material Design on their face and such.
  - amadeuspagel 8mo ago
    Yes, people who disagree with me about which program has the best implemention of a tab-based user interface remind of people who tattoo things on their face as well.

xnx 8mo ago

What don't you like about Chrome design?

gregoriol 8mo ago
It's not that there is anything to like or dislike: it's just that there is no "design" in it, nothing to reference
- xnx 8mo ago
  If you're talking about graphic design, that's probably true. I'm talking about the thousands of design decisions the Chrome team made to decide exactly what to include and not to include, where to put things and how they appear, what words are used, and how features behave. Chrome is heavily and well designed in that regard. It's evident that everything was heavily considered and evaluated. I contrast Chrome to other apps and websites where it feels like the "designers" may not use the product at all.

Wowfunhappy 8mo ago

Are you confusing modern Google Chrome with early Google Chrome, or did you dislike early Google Chrome?