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PR: Linux.exe (github.com)
submitted 1 year ago* by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] 44 points 1 year ago* (19 children)

It is really hard to find application releases on Github though. That is something that could be improved.

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  • [–] 52 points 1 year ago (11 children)

    GitHub's layout is strange to me. Why isn't releases in the top nav bar with Code, Issues, PR, etc.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago*

    I know it doesn't address the issue for most people, but that and other things can be "fixed" with the refined GitHub extension.

    The worst part IMO is that there used to be a "releases" button somewhere that got nuked. While "projects" is usually there, even though repos rarely use it.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    It's not just GitHub. Gitlab, Forgejo, etc., they all have releases hidden in a rather small tab instead of in a big obvious place where one might expect to see them.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Forgejo has it exactly where @BootLoop@sh.itjust.works is saying, though.

    Like, yeah, it is still primarily a code hosting platform, but that doesn't mean the releases have to be in the most awkward place possible.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Interesting. Maybe they don't want to be an application hosting site to non-developer types by making releases easy to use.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    They need to make it actively harder then because most devs with a site seem to just link direct to the release page. IMO, if that's the thought process then either make it intuitive or commit and lock it down to contributors or something.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    How would you make it easier? Currently it's on the sidebar with a big "Releases" heading and the link to the most recent release. From there you just look at Assets and download your file. The only way I can see it being easier is if it showed an annoying pop-up for all non-logged in or new users.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    If I remember correctly, they used to be in a tab in the top navigation, together with "Code", "Issues", "Pull requests", etc. which was a lot easier to find for people who are not familiar with GitHub's UI. Edit: it was a separate bar right above the file list, together with the number of commits and branches: https://web.archive.org/web/20180610234228/https://github.com/rails/rails

    Same problem with forks / network. In earlier revisions of GitHub's UI, they were relatively easy to find. Now you have to know that you can click the "59.7k forks" sidebar text which is in no way styled like a link or button. You can just infer it from the fact that there are also "Readme" and "View license" in the same list.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    Looking back, I find every single aspect of the 2018 design more accessible than the current one. Releases are above the fold, the list of forks is reachable by clicking the number next to the fork button, the explore link is right there in the top navigation. Sure, having three levels of horizontal navigation doesn't look very clean but there must be a better solution than hiding everything in hamburger menus and sidebars where you can only find them if you already know they exist.

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