Update February 27th, 2026
Another post discussing the changes with the Chief Product and Technology Officer is here.
Update February 26th, 2026
As was mentioned on February 20th, we have another ...
LLM shoehorning aside, holy shit, mobile-oriented site designs never fail to negatively impress me. Dunno if it’s the poor use of space, way too many pre-made categories shoved in the sidebar, text elements not being as clearly differentiated making them be ADHD triggers/inducers, or something else, but the beta forum for Stack Overflow feels like it ticks each problem I can think of.
Please give the jank. At least jank is usable, predictable and doesn’t make you feel like you need to take focus drugs/meds.
LLM shoehorning aside, holy shit, mobile-oriented site designs never fail to negatively impress me. Dunno if it’s the poor use of space, way too many pre-made categories shoved in the sidebar, text elements not being as clearly differentiated making them be ADHD triggers/inducers, or something else, but the beta forum for Stack Overflow feels like it ticks each problem I can think of.
Please give the jank. At least jank is usable, predictable and doesn’t make you feel like you need to take focus drugs/meds.