[JohnFen]

I couldn't agree more. The hamburger menu is in my list of the worst UI elements around. It has nothing good to recommend it.

It's barely tolerable in situations where screen space is at a premium, but it's still pretty awful.

> Its growing ubiquity helped standardize its meaning: Through repeated exposure, users learned to recognize and interpret the icon with increasing confidence.

Sure: it's the symbol of the "junk drawer" of the UI. Who knows what random assortment lurks in there? It's a place you go only as a last resort.