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by btilly
953 days ago
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The point that nobody wants tabs was handwavy and extremely dismissive of the fact that I actually do like tabs. Based on my past experiences with other UX people who want me to live without a UI element that I'm attached to, I'd be willing to bet money that he's failed to understand something about how my brain actually works. And mocking people who might have my preference goes a long way to convincing me that he won't want to listen to why people like me don't want to use his version. Whatever it is. (He didn't make that clear.) |
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I agree with you the point about tabs comes across as insensitive and lacking in empathy for people who like tabs.
Take for example: For all users, tabs are the wrong answer to something people want to do: organise their information, even if it's just a small current stack of interactions
Criticism of tabs is warranted and it's worth exploring other solutions, but to pretend that tabs have no use cases, thereby seeming to suggest that anyone who likes them is "wrong" or, even "dumb", is difficult to support. This exaggeration makes the points less effective.
And mocking people who might have my preference goes a long way to convincing me that he won't want to listen to why people like me don't want to use his version
Totally agree.
I thought the article made good points, but often stated them poorly, diluted them with unwarranted insensitivity and hyperbole, and was hard to read.