Comment by spez on 25/01/2017 at 18:36 UTC*

969 upvotes, 20 direct replies (showing 20)

View submission: Out with 2016, in with 2017

I agree re charm. We don't have to lose that feeling to make things better.

Reddit still runs code that I wrote ~~ten~~ twelve years ago when I was 21. I really hope by the end of this year most of that trash is gone!

e: getting older.

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Comment by [deleted] at 25/01/2017 at 19:08 UTC

118 upvotes, 3 direct replies

I'm not sure if this is an app problem or a site problem but many of the app's seem to lack any meaningful way for users to use flairs (especially for posts.)

This stops some subs from being able to filter or curate their posts.

Is there any way for this to be rectified?

Thanks!

Comment by lamefork at 25/01/2017 at 19:26 UTC

25 upvotes, 2 direct replies

At least make the site more fluid/responsive. The sidebar overtakes everything when working at smaller screen sizes and smaller window sizes (aka redditing at work). There are plenty of ways that a fluid width, responsive site would be better for usability and approachability as well with just a few media queries and not having a full on separate site for mobile/desktop

Comment by MetalPirate at 25/01/2017 at 18:54 UTC

216 upvotes, 4 direct replies

Is that 40% from all Reddit apps (including 3rd party) or just the official one?

Comment by TryingT0Wr1t3 at 25/01/2017 at 22:05 UTC

30 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Seriously, hard-coded -> generic -> hard-coded, once you are senior you will understand that the code you wrote when you were 21 does the job and you should do something else, not rewrite it. It is blazing fast today on the desktop and it SUCKS in the mobile, and the app eats all my data.

Comment by sleepyafrican at 25/01/2017 at 19:04 UTC

67 upvotes, 4 direct replies

Would there be any option to retain the current look of reddit if we don't like the new look?

Comment by Probablynotclever at 26/01/2017 at 03:30 UTC

3 upvotes, 2 direct replies

/u/spez, please do move forward with your plans for a UI overhaul and make use of modern design trends. Users will complain regardless of the effectiveness of changes, and just as I'm sure your testing will prove better engagement, these are people who will complain about any and every change to any interface they're used to.

Don't let that hinder you. Ignore "change it back," and "I liked it better" comments while continuing to listen to the community for improvements upon whatever you do present.

Continue to use your internal testing methods to evaluate user engagement for an unbiased measure of user acceptance and engagement, but remain steadfast in your effort to modernize.

I think you already know most of what I'm telling you, but I wanted to make sure that you're aware that those of us who understand and care about user experience so support your efforts despite the naysaying of much of the community.

Comment by TheVangu4rd at 26/01/2017 at 00:56 UTC

5 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Getting rid of old code is totally cool. But the simple straightforwardness is part of what drew me in originally compared to other sites that are just plain gaudy in design by comparison. Please don't become those sites.

Comment by [deleted] at 26/01/2017 at 01:16 UTC

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I totally agree; a lot of the charm comes from the plainness of the website. The text on white is a lot different from other "social media" sites, and it makes it feel special, and just something more than facebook or a blogging site.

Comment by [deleted] at 26/01/2017 at 13:54 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

You must think we forgot you altered users comments without any indication that you did it, invalidating any trust and preventing any legal action against any content posted on this site.

You keep running it as if everythiing's fine, thank god you're the CEO, and also a fucking moron.

Comment by kciuq1 at 25/01/2017 at 21:22 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I've been working at the same place for over a decade, and not long ago ran into code I had written a long time ago. It's really weird to see your own comments from 2006.

Comment by superiority at 26/01/2017 at 06:38 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

The solution to all of reddit's problems is obvious: you need to move the site back to a Lisp codebase. reddit has been going downhill ever since you migrated to Python!

Comment by Brewster-Rooster at 25/01/2017 at 22:01 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Yeah, Reddit should still feel like Reddit. Many of the subreddit CSS themes do a really good job of looking good, and still feeling right, and being easy to use

Comment by ARasool at 26/01/2017 at 02:37 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Yes but then again, how will we know that reddit is here to say?