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Happy Re/new Year

23 points| krogsgard | 12 years ago |recode.net | reply

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[+] axefrog|12 years ago|reply
I find the focus on the word "code" (Re/code, The Code Conference) weird considering the fairly distinct meaning of the word "code" in the software industry. Their blog and conference is not about code or coding, but about tech in general. It would have been just as valid to use the word "robots" and then also blog about software, genetics and so forth. Weird.
[+] samirahmed|12 years ago|reply
I agree, I was hoping there would some high level insight into implementation, rather than the generic "tech news". Something like highscalability etc...
[+] minimaxir|12 years ago|reply
Considering how high The Verge set the bar for blog launches, this is underwhelming for a blog launch in 2014. Both the design and functionality are minor improvements from a basic Wordpress theme. (of course, content is king, so that might not be relevant in the long run)

Their LiveFyre SSO implementation has significant issues. (Remember your password, because you are not reseting it. Also, profile pictures flat-out don't show.)

Worst of all, there's a significant bug with their custom font on Chrome (both PC and Mac): the fonts load after the page loads, causing a brief adjustment every time you open a page that's very annoying.

[+] Flowsion|12 years ago|reply
Is there something that I could read about how The Verge launched and why it was so successful?
[+] n1ghtmare_|12 years ago|reply
I know this is very subjective, but DAMN this is one ugly website.

I got excited at first because I thought it's about code (which it isn't) ...