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just so this doesn't overwhelm our front page too much, i think now's a good time to start consolidating discussions. existing threads will be kept up, but unless a big update comes let's try to keep what's happening in this thread instead of across 10.

developments to this point:

The Verge is on it as usual, also--here's their latest coverage (h/t @[email protected]):

other media coverage:

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

what blew my mind, and the minds of many other people on reddit is that they (reddit) have 2,000 employees and yet still can't piece together a good and accessible experience for their users...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No matter how many developers you get, you're never going to have a good product if the guy calling the shots won't allow it. I'm confident that the developers working on Reddit probably know damn well that their product is trash and there's nothing they can do about it because their job isn't "make a good site" its "do what your boss tells you to do"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been a developer for awhile and you would be surprised how many companies can't get out of their own way to improve their products.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This is so true it hurts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's absolutely right, I'm not a developer, I'm a UX/UI designer. I recently had a contract where the contractor slaughtered my initial design to the point where I almost started to hate it, but I was bound by contract to finish it.

If reddit wants, their developer can absolutely build a top notch app.