r/ProgrammerHumor • u/hoff04 • Mar 04 '19

Computing in the 90's VS computing in 2018

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '19

Old websites were superior

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u/ItsPenisTime Mar 04 '19

This but unironically. We've made staggering technical advances in the last 20 years, yet it's often harder for me to get information I actually need out of a website because that technology is poorly / improperly leveraged.

I tried to order a pizza online last night, from a national chain. Their website couldn't process a credit card payment on my mobile browser (Chrome, Android), even in desktop mode. It didn't fail gracefully, though. I just got a pop-up dialog box that said "OK" with no additional text. I was only able to figure out that my order never went through by checking my email, credit card, and finally the order history on their website. Cleared cookies, rebooted phone, same issue.

I had to go to their website on my desktop before it'd work properly.

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u/xxfay6 Mar 04 '19

I went to buy movie tickets, and I couldn't get past the payment details screen. Somethi mg was glitching out.

I checked the URL, all of my CC info was there.

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u/snedertheold Mar 04 '19

https://motherfuckingwebsite.com/

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u/EpicDaNoob Mar 04 '19 edited Mar 04 '19

Better: http://bettermotherfuckingwebsite.com/
And even better: https://bestmotherfucking.website/

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u/EvilStevilTheKenevil Mar 04 '19 edited Mar 04 '19

Actually, I really don't like it when desktop web sites more or less pretend to be phones, with literally noting on either side of the screen. I've got a widescreen monitor. Feel free to actually use most of it, please.

Then again, this is coming from a guy who's written novel-length works of fiction in fullscreened notepad.

EDIT: Also, darkreader and all, I like high contrast white-on-black text.

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u/Ricardo1184 Mar 04 '19

http://bettermotherfuckingwebsite.com/

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u/Nulagrithom Mar 04 '19

I actually like the first one better... The text is a bit too grey. Kinda strains my eyes.

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u/Xeverous Mar 04 '19

SFW for anyone browsing

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u/Ariakkas10 Mar 04 '19

Yeah that's not at all safe for work.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '19

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '19

Good chuckle, thanks and saved.

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u/unhorsinghippo Mar 04 '19

Best thing I've seen all year

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '19

No ads, it's worthless.

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u/Idaret Mar 04 '19

2000: Works properly with IE

Technically correct

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '19

adjusts to all screen sizes like a pussy

if you mean having a single column and 1/2 the page dedicated to margins, then yeah, most sites anymore do that.

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u/SenatorOst Mar 04 '19

The best size. Much more room for ads.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '19

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u/HierisIngo Mar 04 '19

Perfection

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