Re:Introducing the Redesigned Bitbucket
by bvdbijl on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @11:34AM
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Well, Github's UI used to be much better, now it's comparable. I do wonder why Bitbucket insists on having "overview" as the standard page to go to when visiting a repository, making Code the default would be a better idea IMHO. Also because more people use Github, more people are likely to start using it so they can fork their favorite projects
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Re:Introducing the Redesigned Bitbucket
by bryanlarsen on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @11:41AM
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To me it makes a lot more sense:
1) not all users are coders. For instance Sourceforge assumes that people will be most interested in downloading a binary. Not a bad assumption for its time, and still its primary usage. Github often the top google link for a project, and would be intimidating for somebody who just wants to download and use a Windows app.
2) If I'm interested in something, I take a look at the README, code, issues & wiki. So code as one of many rather than front and center is not necessarily correct. But once I've started using something, I've already got the code and am much more interested in everything else.
You can optionally change the landing page to show the code instead.
There is something to be said for sane defaults. That being said, if the target audience is not developers, then perhaps this is a sane default. I think Bitbucket is pretty good; however, I personally prefer Github as it caters to my tastes much more.
I know, it's just that the default is overview
Re:Introducing the Redesigned Bitbucket
by bbakersmith on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @12:28PM
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I don't mind this now that the README is displayed above the fold, a big improvement IMO.