[k__]

The site forces me to use a calendar widget to input my birth date.

I have to scroll over 30 years back in time by months.

[oliverjhyde]

At least on android you can tap the year and get a year ticker/roller input. You definitely don't need to scroll month by month.

[sexy_seedbox]

This is what's frustrating with Google's Material Design. If tech-savvy users like me can't even find or know that the year is clickable, what hope do most non-technical folks or seniors have?

[leebyron]

I noticed a fair amount of complaints about this in the thread, so am sorry for the poor experience.

In an attempt for simplicity I used a simple <input type=date> field which means it uses your OS or browser’s native date picker. As a Mac/iOS user I’m pretty familiar with those, but I’ll admit I did not test this across Windows or Android devices which apparently have not done a great job at this UI element.

[phrotoma]

Yeah, I gave up trying immediately upon realizing this.