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Stack Overflow's registration is awful because it only supports OpenID, a service that is spotty at best. I tried to ask a math question there and just couldnt

Stack Overflow's registration is awful because it only supports OpenID, a service that is spotty at best. I tried to ask a math question there and just couldnt get it to log me in.

johns 18y ago
That's your Open IDs provider's fault, not Stack Overflow's. Yeah, they may suffer a little but not enough to be responsible for a shoddy provider. But with how many providers are out there, it should be easy enough for you to use another one.
- dcurtis 18y ago
  No, it's Stack Overflow's fault for using such a terrible authentication system. OpenID has pretty much proven itself to be a failure in user experience. Facebook Connect has accomplished most of the goals of OpenID, anyway. They should use that instead.
  - mattmaroon 18y ago
    Right. How hard is it to offer Open ID and your own simple authentication?
  - sachmanb 18y ago
    This makes absolutely no sense to me. OpenID does not dictate anything about the user experience. The site that is using OpenID places a log in textbox, decorate as you wish, which takes you to your OpenId provider...which is the experience you chose, given by the provider that you liked.... Facebook connect took off because of the site itself, how many people use it, and people like those who constantly tell me that I should have Facebook logins for my sites and apps (and no, I shouldn't). so... - stop insulting openid unless you got a better idea that isn't proprietary - or if you cant think of a better solution than openid, help us get it out there because it beats the old solutions, and we can at least start improving until we can think of something better (i can't think of anything better...i gave it a shot for an afternoon, its theory is sound, and its very flexible and solves the problem just great)
    - dcurtis 18y ago
      OpenID is a horrible user experience because it forces the user to set up an account externally to the site they want to visit. This is unintuitive, potentially insecure, and annoying. OpenID is worse in every way to an internal authentication system. The only advantage is the mere dream of single sign-on, which has yet to come to fruition.
mhp 18y ago
Do you have a google account? All you do is click on the google icon on the stackoverflow login page and put in your info. It's not that difficult. It's certainly easier than creating a new account. Also the point of the article you are commenting on points out that stackoverflow doesn't even need registration to fully use the site. Your cookie will identify you forever (or until you erase your cookies).

Stack Overflow's registration is awful because it only supports OpenID, a service that is spotty at best. I tried to ask a math question there and just couldnt get it to log me in.

johns 18y ago

That's your Open IDs provider's fault, not Stack Overflow's. Yeah, they may suffer a little but not enough to be responsible for a shoddy provider. But with how many providers are out there, it should be easy enough for you to use another one.

dcurtis 18y ago
No, it's Stack Overflow's fault for using such a terrible authentication system. OpenID has pretty much proven itself to be a failure in user experience. Facebook Connect has accomplished most of the goals of OpenID, anyway. They should use that instead.
- mattmaroon 18y ago
  Right. How hard is it to offer Open ID and your own simple authentication?
- sachmanb 18y ago
  This makes absolutely no sense to me. OpenID does not dictate anything about the user experience. The site that is using OpenID places a log in textbox, decorate as you wish, which takes you to your OpenId provider...which is the experience you chose, given by the provider that you liked.... Facebook connect took off because of the site itself, how many people use it, and people like those who constantly tell me that I should have Facebook logins for my sites and apps (and no, I shouldn't). so... - stop insulting openid unless you got a better idea that isn't proprietary - or if you cant think of a better solution than openid, help us get it out there because it beats the old solutions, and we can at least start improving until we can think of something better (i can't think of anything better...i gave it a shot for an afternoon, its theory is sound, and its very flexible and solves the problem just great)
  - dcurtis 18y ago
    OpenID is a horrible user experience because it forces the user to set up an account externally to the site they want to visit. This is unintuitive, potentially insecure, and annoying. OpenID is worse in every way to an internal authentication system. The only advantage is the mere dream of single sign-on, which has yet to come to fruition.

mhp 18y ago

Do you have a google account? All you do is click on the google icon on the stackoverflow login page and put in your info. It's not that difficult. It's certainly easier than creating a new account. Also the point of the article you are commenting on points out that stackoverflow doesn't even need registration to fully use the site. Your cookie will identify you forever (or until you erase your cookies).