alt Hacker News> Maybe this is because I’m getting older, but that gives me the benefit of having experienced Apple’s older interfaces, with their exceptional quality and functionality.
i really missed snow leopard for about 10 years all the way up to when i moved on from my macbook circa 5 years ago.
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stefanfisk • today at 6:04 PM
I feel so old saying this, but back in the days both Apple and third party developers would follow the HIG closely enough that something felt off right away when an app wasn't behaving 100% native. Running something like a Java app was jarring to say the least even if they were supposedly using a "cross platform" UI library.
But then Gruber said that the HIG was dead and the decline gained more and more momentum...
Snow Leopard, Mountain Lion were so peak. The first step into minimalism was beautiful, too, I'll admit, but it's culminated in this Liquid Glass garbage, so it was ultimately a misstep.