Re:Show HN: I made a privacy-first minimalist Google Analytics
by samirm on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @03:32PM
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You as the developer have access to and are aware of all possible display dimensions and aspect ratios. It's not that hard to prioritize the sizes you want to support and then work based off that. There are plenty of tools out there that let you simulate different screen sizes for testing too. I don't see this information providing any extra value.
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Re:Show HN: I made a privacy-first minimalist Google Analytics
by kelnage on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @04:46PM
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But you are assuming the users browse the website in full screen mode/maximised. Whilst true for most mobile devices, this is certainly not given on desktops.
Re:Show HN: I made a privacy-first minimalist Google Analytics
by samirm on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @06:42PM
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No, I'm not assuming that, because regardless of how the user browses your site, you're still going to prioritize the sizes important to you.
It wouldn't make sense to prioritize optimizing site design for the few people who are using a non-standard size.
Re:Show HN: I made a privacy-first minimalist Google Analytics
by CJefferson on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @04:13PM
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Surely the best sizes to prioritize would be the ones your users are using the most?
Re:Show HN: I made a privacy-first minimalist Google Analytics
by samirm on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @04:41PM
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Also known as the most common sizes used by everyone else for most other sites...
Re:Show HN: I made a privacy-first minimalist Google Analytics
by chipotle_coyote on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @04:58PM
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I wonder how those other sites figured out what window dimensions their users were most commonly using!