Responsive Web Design

Comments debate the value, implementation quality, and challenges of responsive web design, including criticisms of poor mobile adaptation and defenses of its practicality.

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chris_wot Sep 26, 2012 View on HN

"Responsive design is (often) not worth it"

talmand Jan 8, 2014 View on HN

Responsive is not always the proper solution.

jazzyjackson Nov 27, 2021 View on HN

i think they mean responsive as in it doesnt rearrange everything to fit on a screen 500px wide

ghostly_s Jul 17, 2018 View on HN

Try another browser. I'm telling you it is clearly responsive on mine, and the down-votes are others telling you the same. Now if you're just trying to ret-con the definition of 'responsive design' to grind some personal axe, go do it somewhere relevant.

leduyquang753 Mar 9, 2024 View on HN

Looks like no effort was spent on responsiveness, which feels kind of ironic.

geoffroy Aug 15, 2012 View on HN

at least they could do a responsive css...

sejje Aug 6, 2013 View on HN

Responsive needs some work on mobile device size.Since your title says "web and mobile" I immediately judged you by scaling my browser down.

ec109685 Feb 9, 2016 View on HN

Responsive design can trump that still.

quickthrower2 Oct 25, 2017 View on HN

Just a nitpick but a responsive design would be a good idea.

alexchamberlain Jan 20, 2012 View on HN

I wonder how this will interact with responsive web design?