I tried looking at the reviews for a monitor, and when I clicked “see more reviews” I got redirected to a page asking me to login and to provide my mobile phone number (which I didn’t do for privacy reasons).

On Instagram I was confused at everyone else mentioning Instagram stories because I only have the option of uploading pictures and videos. Then I found out that it’s something you can only do if you use Instagram on a phone… I swear I’ve came across a few sites that wouldn’t even let you sign up if you were using a PC

I only ever browse social media on a PC and that’s the way it will always be. Sometimes I can’t help but feel like desktop/computer users are becoming an afterthought. Anyone else have similar feelings? 🫠

  • originalucifer
    54•14 hours ago

    no. its one of my pet peeves that we spent decades creating sites with dynamic viewports (mobile friendly/any screen size) only for kids to wonder where the ‘app’ is for your site.

    and conversely, server products created with such minimal features as to require an external app to fulfill basic functionality.

    god i hate apps.

    • @[email protected]English
      6•9 hours ago

      On the flip side, applications now suck because everything is a shit web wrapper. Nobody wants to develop using native UI on desktop anymore.

      • originalucifer
        3•9 hours ago

        its the trend of everything being a service. organizations dont have on-prem data centers anymore, its all web services tied to other web services.

        its all about that subscription revenue, per-process nickel-and-diming and super fast development cycles.

        • @[email protected]English
          1•5 hours ago

          But they already have APIs in a lot of cases, so just wire the application to the API? Why the random HTML/JavaScript trash?

          By the way I’m a web application developer. I understand SaaS, infrastructure and all why it’s easier to wrap it all up but I don’t care. Why do application developers tolerate this?

    • @[email protected]English
      5•13 hours ago

      Fret not! Lots and lots of apps are just PWAs packaged into thin wrappers so they can be distributed through an app store. Humanity gets all, or at least most, of the benefits of the web with unmatched cross-platform support, and our Grandmothers and 12 year olds still get to tap on the Spotify and Starbucks icons. Win-win!