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by rubiii 4752 days ago
the menu only includes a few distinctive icons. i'm sure you will remember their order and looks over time.
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My issue is that no-one should really have to 'remember' them.

When I first started using github it was straightforward as I only had to learn what the words meant (i.e 'fork', pull-request, etc). Now a new user is supposed to learn those concepts and their associated symbols. The cognitive overhead just increased.