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I don't find this site to be a fundamentally good example of usability. It's not TERRIBLE, but given that they're speaking from a position of high-authority, i

by aresant 13y ago

I don't find this site to be a fundamentally good example of usability. It's not TERRIBLE, but given that they're speaking from a position of high-authority, it should be better. Three examples: (1) https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/documentation/user-input/index https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/documentation... - What am I supposed to click? The "2 guides" thingy looks like a button. No. Not clickable. But then just below are two identically colored "Create Amazing Forms" and "Add Touch to Your Site". Easily solvable with (a) buttons (b) underlined links (c) consistent navigation colors (2) Click on "Getting Started" in the top navigation section. Would you expect that the text should now be bold, as it was on the home screen indicating which page / section I'm on? (3) Back to this page "https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/documentation/user-input/index" https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/documentation... - why is there a cookie-crumb nav element in Documentation that's not present on other subs like https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/resources/styleguide/markdown-guide https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/resources/sty... In their defense, I understand that their audience is "developers" who are going to be able to solve poor UX and find what they want. But still feels like a moment to eat your own dogfood . . .

kinlan 13y ago
Certainly! Good call. We soft launched the site today and are still very actively improving things. I like your suggestions though. I broke the menu and a fix is heading out soon. I'll file the others so we can get them addressed. [EDITED.]
- kinlan 13y ago
  Added bugs https://github.com/google/WebFundamentals/issues https://github.com/google/WebFundamentals/issues 9,10,11
- deleted 13y ago
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  - kinlan 13y ago
    :) thanks.
- aresant 13y ago
  a) Sorry to be a grumbler, I know how hard it is to launch anything. You rock for instantly adding these to git and I appreciate the response. b) I spent a few more mins on the site after posting the comment, the lesson content is very strong. I wonder if the content would be better served by removing the stuff below your headline on https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/ https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/ - eg those links are where I immediately got lost. If I'd clicked the Get Started and nothing else I would have had a much smoother experience.
  - kinlan 13y ago
    :) we will certainly get them sorted. We are also looking at the nav and the quick access to the content so the links are more easily accessible.
- rhizome 13y ago
  New best practice: do a cold launch with announcement, then call it a soft launch if bugs pop up.
  - kinlan 13y ago
    We didn't do any announcement at all. We sent it to some developers for feedback. It has kind of put the kybosh on me announcing this properly at Google IO.

by aresant 13y ago

kinlan 13y ago

Certainly! Good call. We soft launched the site today and are still very actively improving things. I like your suggestions though. I broke the menu and a fix is heading out soon. I'll file the others so we can get them addressed. [EDITED.]

kinlan 13y ago
Added bugs https://github.com/google/WebFundamentals/issues https://github.com/google/WebFundamentals/issues 9,10,11
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- kinlan 13y ago
  :) thanks.
aresant 13y ago
a) Sorry to be a grumbler, I know how hard it is to launch anything. You rock for instantly adding these to git and I appreciate the response. b) I spent a few more mins on the site after posting the comment, the lesson content is very strong. I wonder if the content would be better served by removing the stuff below your headline on https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/ https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/ - eg those links are where I immediately got lost. If I'd clicked the Get Started and nothing else I would have had a much smoother experience.
- kinlan 13y ago
  :) we will certainly get them sorted. We are also looking at the nav and the quick access to the content so the links are more easily accessible.
rhizome 13y ago
New best practice: do a cold launch with announcement, then call it a soft launch if bugs pop up.
- kinlan 13y ago
  We didn't do any announcement at all. We sent it to some developers for feedback. It has kind of put the kybosh on me announcing this properly at Google IO.