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3. Even when I did sign up with a throwaway account, everything about their navigation and page layout is hard. Questions and answers are jammed into a narrow s
by Aloisius 13y ago
3. Even when I did sign up with a throwaway account, everything about their navigation and page layout is hard. Questions and answers are jammed into a narrow sliver of content area. On a 24" 1920x1200, with a browser window occupying just half that width, it looks crap.
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But then I was spoiled by Stack Overflow which allows me instant access to content which is well laid out and easy to comprehend and consume.
I would point out that Stack Overflow also has a fixed-size content area. It is a bit bigger (660 px vs. 485 px), but at 1920x1200, you're looking at 25% vs. 34% of the screen for the Q&A which will look rather empty. Plus the font size is actually larger on Stack Overflow so the information density is probably about the same.
I rarely go to Quora myself, but it has nothing to do with stylistic choices.
- teh_klev 13y agoYes agree mostly, but somehow SO's layout hits my visual comprehension sweetspot pretty good. I guess my only complaint would be this which I raised a while back, but was poo-poo'd: http://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/93457/419 http://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/93457/419 That said, like yourself, I also avoid Quora for reasons other than just stylistic choices.