On: When did software go off the rails?

[AndyMcConachie]

TFA doesn't even load without javascript. I use noscript and this HTML file won't display anything unless I allow JS to load from a different domain. Perhaps the author should practice what he preaches. Then again, I don't really know what he preaches because I can't be bothered to allow the JS to load.

[jasonhanley → AndyMcConachie]

Didn't really expect to hit HN front page with my random rant :)

In any case, glad I was hosted on Google infrastructure but embarrassed by the bloated, default Blogger template.

Interested in suggestions for simple, lightweight alternative.

Medium, Square, WordPress, etc. all seem to suffer from similar insane bloat.

[CaptSpify → jasonhanley]

Then build it yourself. It's not that hard to create your own simple, static webpage.

[kgwxd → AndyMcConachie]

It's a mega bloated site with a loading spinner that eventually opens a list of posts and then does a painfully slow animation opening the actual post in a modal window over the list. I thought for sure there'd be some nod to the site being a prime example in the article, but there wasn't.

Edit: There was kind of a nod, but more about the Blogger editor than the reader view.

[stephengillie → kgwxd]

Remember, things are this way because they're "better for users".

[flyinghamster → AndyMcConachie]

Even when I temporarily allowed the scripts, all I got was some spinning gears. Yes, software has indeed gone off the rails.