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A comment on Gitlab 9.0.

Re:Gitlab 9.0 by nik736 on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @01:34PM (#13932952)
As much as I love GitLab the UI/UX is still very weak compared to GitHub. And the sidebar change is something in the completely wrong direction. You should also really check out how it looks on a 4k screen.
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Re:Gitlab 9.0 by nikcub on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @05:33PM (#13935201)
They've set a very high bar for GitLab because not only is GitHub a great repository and project UI, it is one of the best overall application interfaces out there.

It's difficult being compared with GitHub and bucketed with them from a UI perspective, but GitLab really are holding their own and seem up to it

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Re:Gitlab 9.0 by GordonS on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @02:08PM (#13933242)
Well, IMO the Github UI has been taking some steps backwards recently. If Gitlab keeps improving and Github worsening, they'll be at parity before too long
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Re:Gitlab 9.0 by sytse on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @02:12PM (#13933287)
We certainly don't want to win in a race to the bottom.

To get an idea what our UX team is working on please see their update from this Monday:

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMdw-plNfDQ

Slides https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LM6wHxGVRwHwQvGJiXwF...

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Re:Gitlab 9.0 by GordonS on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @04:50PM (#13934802)
I imagined you'd meet in the middle, rather than at the bottom!

I like what you guys are doing - my comment was more meant as a well-natured jibe against the recent Github changes, which I'm really struggling to like (the black header a few weeks ago, and today the search results interface).

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Re:Gitlab 9.0 by sytse on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @07:57PM (#13936273)
Ah, sorry for misreading it, I get caught up in the release excitement. <3
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Re:Gitlab 9.0 by MartinCron on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @02:12PM (#13933285)
That's not the way to reach parity!
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Re:Gitlab 9.0 by victorwu on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @02:21PM (#13933353)
Thank you for the feedback. The sidebar is indeed oft-discussed. And we don't claim we have all the right answers. We work hard every iteration to make the best decision, ship updates, and get feedback.

This is the issue where we discussed the sidebar change. Feel free to see what contributed to the decision. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/26200

This is the ongoing issue to discuss the change and any future iterations: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/29835

We are working hard to improve UX and navigation specifically at GitLab. Our UX team is focused on design and user research. Here's some work on the research end: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/ux-research/issues/3.

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Re:Gitlab 9.0 by nik736 on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @04:24PM (#13934519)
Is it possible to have the navbar fixed as well and not only the content?
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Re:Gitlab 9.0 by victorwu on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @02:33PM (#13933444)
We also have a new research panel, which includes usability texting. Anyone is welcome to join to provide further feedback, which will significantly impact our product development.

https://about.gitlab.com/researchpanel/

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