Comment by blunte
4 years ago
I don't disagree with most points here, but I did chuckle at this one:
> YouTube is a great example. Being able to keep a video playing while you explore other videos is fantastic.
I hate that (mis)feature. When I click something else, my attention is on the new thing. Having to go find the little still-playing video window to close it is a hassle.
As a counter: I love it. It allows me to add videos to a queue without having to build a playlist beforehand. And halfway through the queue, I can add more without having to navigate away.
Yeah I like it as well, but there should probably be an option to disable for those who don't like it.
And if you don't, you're probably going to open in a new tab. Too many webapps are designed with complete disregards to the fact that browsers have tabs.
Some like it some hate it. I hate it too but generally I like simpler things. I wish we could opt out of some features so everybody would be happy.
YouTube is awfully slow - back when I used it I dreaded accidentally mis-clicking on something because it would initiate 3 seconds of stuttering and shit moving around everywhere while their terrible SPA (poorly) reloaded the page.
Nowadays I use Invidious which is a proxy that renders good old server-side-rendered pages and it manages to be faster despite being a proxy.
agreed. i dont think youtube needs to be an SPA and simple pages work better. For comparison: porn sites.