Ask HN: Is it just me or is the AMP project making everything slower?

Re:Ask HN: Is it just me or is the AMP project making everyt... by larkeith on Saturday January 12, 2019 @07:43PM (#18894229)

The mobile web has always been utter trash, it's just gotten worse in the last five years as more sites have rolled out mobile versions.

Disabling Javascript helps a lot, but the "request desktop site" toggle is still frequently necessary.

Imgur is, however, deserving of special mention for actively degrading their mobile experience - direct image links redirect to the mobile site now, which loads low-resolution images.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it just me or is the AMP project making everyt... by snazz on Saturday January 12, 2019 @08:40PM (#18894472)

Imgur gets another point for loading images with (third-party?) JavaScript, so that it sometimes hangs on the fancy animated loading screen and I never see the picture unless I reload.

It’s unfortunate that so much work goes into UX design but at the same time the web has been going downhill for years.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it just me or is the AMP project making everyt... by taneq on Saturday January 12, 2019 @11:03PM (#18894985)

Imgur's mobile site used to be really good. Now it's awful and I refuse to use it, much less be badgered into installing their damn app.

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