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Another thing is that part of my liking for the UI of that time is connected with the fact that it was consistent across all apps. Like you could set the font

Another thing is that part of my liking for the UI of that time is connected with the fact that it was consistent across all apps. Like you could set the font and color for a menu bar and every app would have that. This era of web apps drives me nuts because now it's switched to "this app should look the same for all viewers", when I want it to be "all apps should look the same when I use them".

giantrobot 8mo ago
The lack of consistency in web apps and Electron apps is infuriating. The inconsistency increases my cognitive load switching apps. Then you've got in-browser web apps aliasing system keyboard shortcuts. Modern software feels so primitive in terms of UI compared to software from twenty and thirty years ago.