[dalrympm]

I find Medium to be the worst way to consume content. Page loads are really slow (regardless of internet speed). Most content publishers don't have a custom domain so it's difficult to differentiate levels of quality in search results. The constant requests to be tracked (i.e. sign in) are frustrating. I used to cave to the nagging and sign in but after so many times finding out someone was gaming the search engine results to post a mediocre or pointless article, I've given up and never sign in.

My muscle memory when I'm searching now includes -site: medium.com and I've found that helps bubble up more well thought out and detailed solutions to technical issues I'm investigating.

I really enjoy PragProg books, they switched their eBook catalog backend in recent memory (last year?). I don't remember exactly what my issue was but I recall having an experience that ultimately had me abandon my shopping cart. I find the Manning catalog and eBook ownership experience to be top-notch, I'm not sure why PragProg has struggled with this. It's as if they don't read their own books.

[DoctorDerek]

I've never found page speeds to be slow, including through a VPN. You can also get Google AMP versions of Medium pages if you find the articles that way on a mobile device. AMP will prevent React from loading so that should fix any page load speed issues.

There's an AMP extension for Chrome that does the same thing https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amp-browser-extens...

I think the searchability of the textbooks via Google is a big pro in favor of them going to Medium. And personally I like the interface, but to each their own I guess.