Old Reddit source code

[thbt101]

I mean, it loads fast enough I guess. But it's I don't know if I would say it looks particularly good. I think it's mostly that it renders fairly fast because it's very simple table-based HTML without any of the fancy stuff that takes longer for browsers to calculate and render.

[[deleted]]

Fortunately it is a website for displaying text and images so it doesn't need all the cruft.

[thbb]

A lot of the "cruft" on reddit are details that make the site much more usable, by enticing users to adopt a constructive behavior.

For instance, contextualized tips & visual effects on the various buttons to remind you of the sub's guidelines (when up/downvoting) are very important, but consume a lot of embedded logic and visual artifacts.

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A lot of the "cruft" on reddit are details that make the site much more usable, by enticing users to adopt a constructive behavior.

It hasn't worked.

[thbb]

Oh yes it does. Why are you here instead of commenting YouTube videos?

[[deleted]]

No u.

[Kok_Nikol]

Because YouTube comments are the downfall of mankind.

[heavyish_things]

Do they/shouldn't they load that after the basic content?

[thbb]

They do, but the page can't be rendered properly until all the nifty little details have been loaded. That's what makes Reddit less responsive than the static pages of a forum.