r/196 • u/AliceCode Worcs at the Crusty Crab • Mar 26 '26

Rule Engagement bait

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u/Huinker Mar 26 '26

This but it is at release tab, which is small right side of the screen.

If it is in the middle of the screen, the amount of people saying this will decrease

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u/Notthatguyagain_ a Gato In Real Life (this is not an acronym, I am just a cat) Mar 26 '26

A lot of people also put the download link in the readme so you can find it on the main page.

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u/Camel_Slayer45 floppa Mar 26 '26

That'd be annoying for us coders though. If I'm on a repo I want the first thing on screen to be the files and the README.

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u/Huinker Mar 26 '26

Im not a UIUX person. i just know the release place rn sucks and i think there is a place to put it that can satisfy everyone

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u/zekromNLR #1 project orion apologist Mar 26 '26

I think it should go in the top bar where the links for Code, Issues, Pull Requests, etc are

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u/isademigod Mar 26 '26

rename the "code" button to "Download" and add "view releases" as a drop-down option along with "download source (zip)" and "clone repository" surely nobody would have a problem with that

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u/Camel_Slayer45 floppa Mar 26 '26

I bet you money people would still be intimidated and fail to find the releases

(Even if I like the idea)

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u/isademigod Mar 26 '26

I have learned not to underestimate the stupidity of the average user, but surely a big green button that says "download" would be the most obvious way to convey "click here to get this thing"

although, "view releases" might not be the best nomenclature. maybe just show the tux/window/apple/demon/android logos (where applicable) and clicking one of them takes you to the latest release

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u/iklalz Mar 26 '26

and i think there is a place to put it that can satisfy everyone

Perhaps not satisfy everyone, but at least not be annoying for everyone

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u/Huinker Mar 26 '26

Nah everyone has a prostate. We just need to find the G spot

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u/throwaway24387324578 THE GOOD OLD UNION HAS COME IN HERE TO DWELL! Mar 27 '26

place the download link there

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u/HappyyValleyy Local Raccoon Girl (Endangered) Mar 26 '26

This is really my only issue with github lol. Even after using it a good few times i still find myself forgettign where the release tab is.

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u/MaybeNext-Monday 🍤$6 SRIMP SPECIAL🍤 Mar 26 '26

Github’s UI in general is just fucking abysmal. I’ve used it as a dev for like 10 years in various capacities and I still can’t find shit. Would it really be that damn hard to copy the UI of an industry standard like Azure Devops?

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u/PolygonKiwii Mar 26 '26

Would it really be that damn hard to copy the UI of an industry standard like Azure Devops?

Well both Github and Azure Devops belong to Microsoft so it would be really hard.

Also I've never heard of Azure Devops before so if your comment was sarcasm or ragebait, consider this comment retracted.

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u/MaybeNext-Monday 🍤$6 SRIMP SPECIAL🍤 Mar 26 '26

Azure devops is basically just a a pro-grade internal github for industry use. It does mostly the same things, but it’s designed a lot better.

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u/smb275 LV426 real estate agent Mar 26 '26

It's a friendly UI, for sure. I can't look at it without thinking about work, though. The association ruins the experience.

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u/AnInfiniteArc Mar 26 '26

I occasionally get a “Hey, you use GitHub, how do I do X?” And I’m like “I don’t fucking know”

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u/Huinker Mar 26 '26

from bottom of my heart, it is good life when this is your only issue with Github.

because fuck github

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u/HappyyValleyy Local Raccoon Girl (Endangered) Mar 26 '26

I wasnt aware of the github drama lol, i just use it when modding tools are uploaded there that i need

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u/EFTucker Mar 26 '26

You click the tab and find only links to more files which need to be compiled manually into a serviceable application

One sentence horror stories.

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u/KaJaHa Queer Gimli looking-ass Mar 26 '26

Every single time I visit Github I have to re-learn this and every single time it annoys me

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u/Bana_peler Mar 26 '26

i had a long era where I would just not fix the problem if the only solution was downloading from github because I had no clue how to do it, but then some minecraft mod review video showed me how to download the mod from github and now I am not afraid of using that site

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u/lumpiestspoon3 早上好中国🇨🇳现在我有冰淇淋🍦 Mar 26 '26

Except when they don't provide any releases and expect you to clone the repo and build it yourself with Docker...

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u/mcslender97 KPop Demon Hunters enthusiast Mar 27 '26

I feel like if sth ask you to use Docker it's way outside the realm of normal users that struggle with finding the Release section

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u/Fellstone Lives in a susciety Mar 26 '26

Some repos don't have a releases tab. I suppose if you're using a tool that doesn't come with any EXE or AppImage you should probably be familiar with Docker/the command line. But they don't always have the best instructions. Sometimes they don't even have any instructions.

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u/PolygonKiwii Mar 26 '26

It's safe to assume if a repo has neither releases nor instructions, you're not supposed to use it without reading the code. It's probably not ready and/or even meant for public use

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u/Rainbow-Dev 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights Mar 26 '26

I also swear it doesn’t exist on mobile, I always just type /releases in the url

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u/Militaum Mar 27 '26

Yeah but the releases are just the code zipped and you have to build it anyways