Hard to justify you’re job when all you do is manage a team that does non-visible minor tweaks and improvements that affects like 3% of the user base.
Maintenance isn’t constant growth, gotta redesign.
If netflix are embracing new technology (maybe something that allows 1080p playback on any browser, instead of just chrome) and the changes required are significant enough, then a redesign incorporating the big lessons learned from the current design make sense.
Also it creates better morale in house letting people be creative, come up with new stuff, not having to only maintain the old shit that someone else made years ago and you think is less than optimal
But honestly it’s been several years for me, since before covid, but at the time it only looked good by virtue of Amazon and Hulu being godawful. Now I just have my own jellyfin server set up with Linux isos, and jellyfish open source UI puts Netflix to shame when it comes to browsing Linux isos
I’ll have to check it out. I currently use DLNA on my TV, and the interface is pretty awful. But it works. I’ve used Kodi on my Raspberry Pi, which is pretty decent, but I haven’t tried Jellyfin.
What happened to “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it”?
Hard to justify you’re job when all you do is manage a team that does non-visible minor tweaks and improvements that affects like 3% of the user base.
Maintenance isn’t constant growth, gotta redesign.
If netflix are embracing new technology (maybe something that allows 1080p playback on any browser, instead of just chrome) and the changes required are significant enough, then a redesign incorporating the big lessons learned from the current design make sense.
Also it creates better morale in house letting people be creative, come up with new stuff, not having to only maintain the old shit that someone else made years ago and you think is less than optimal
But what happens when everyone hates the design? How’s that for morale?
*your
Was the Netflix homesite not broken? It was pretty terrible.
I’ve been with Netflix for years and never had an issue.
Stockholm syndrome ;)
But honestly it’s been several years for me, since before covid, but at the time it only looked good by virtue of Amazon and Hulu being godawful. Now I just have my own jellyfin server set up with Linux isos, and jellyfish open source UI puts Netflix to shame when it comes to browsing Linux isos
I’ll have to check it out. I currently use DLNA on my TV, and the interface is pretty awful. But it works. I’ve used Kodi on my Raspberry Pi, which is pretty decent, but I haven’t tried Jellyfin.