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by matterhorn2000 2188 days ago
Contrary to everyone else I really like the new design.

The metadata is placed to the right as it should have always been. The languages are in the sidebar and are visible without me remembering that typescript is somewhat dark blue.

Also the new look is more modern and unlike most people here I am not afraid of change.

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> and unlike most people here I am not afraid of change

Hear, hear!

I like the new design too. It overwhelmed me at first (somehow it felt really 'big' to me), and I'm still getting used to it on a visual level, but I appreciate all the new bits of information that I can much more easily access now (mostly in the repo sidebar).

I also appreciate that the new design doesn't actually change that much. Overall, it still feels like... GitHub.

> ...unlike most people here I am not afraid of change

Not every preference is a fear, except I guess the fear that a lot of people will now waste a lot more time learning things that used to be obvious at a glance.

The tables are somehow less dense and less readable at the same time; the added line spacing should have helped with this, but overall it's worse. The controls are needlessly stretched across the entire width of the screen, which these days is most likely wide, so reading and moving your mouse between controls is inherently more laborious (it's also just ugly).

Did you check it on mobile or desktop? I like the mobile version, however I dislike the desktop version with elements scattered all over the screen.