On: Small guide to making nice tables [pdf]

[chrisseaton]

You're just countering his subjective opinion with your subjective opinion.

It's like he said he prefers cherry pie, and you're saying 'no that advice has issues, I prefer apple pie.'

[kemitche → chrisseaton]

Sure but is that a problem?

If the originally submitted guide is admittedly subjective, then it seems like sharing different subjective viewpoints (with reasoning) in HN comments is a great idea. If it's a subjective thing, I'd rather hear from several viewpoints before making decisions about how to handle my own tables.

[chrisseaton → kemitche]

How can subjective advice be 'wrong' though? How can there be an 'issue' with what someone likes the look of?

[thatoneuser → chrisseaton]

Well if you're posting it publicly and claiming "this is better" then you're either wrong or open to criticism.

[RivieraKid → chrisseaton]

There is an objective truth to design, for example one table style can be faster to read or more visually appealing when averaged over the population.

OP is just expressing his subjective view about which design is objectively better based on his expertise as a UX designer.