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by mostlysimilar 2178 days ago
Controversial opinion -- I think the era where we had separate, mobile optimized `m.domain.com` sites was best. We had more code to write, but it gave us two separate experiences tailored for each device.

Unless you're just reading a text-only article, there's a big difference between what a mobile interface can and should offer, and what a desktop interface can and should offer. I agree that we've sacrificed desktop for the sake of mobile.

I understand why this is done for sites whose goal is to show advertisements. If the majority of the users are mobile and you get most of your money from them, it becomes harder to justify creating a proper desktop experience.

I suppose I wish more people spent the time to build desktop-class interfaces regardless.

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I'd say the m.domain.com concept was terrible. You'd often get redirected to the mobile homepage instead the mobile version of the link you clicked on. Then even if that worked correctly, you'd just have random features missing so you'd have to switch to desktop anyways.