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Show threadabustamam4d ago
I think very few software can be considered _not_ a bunch of hacks, especially in the age of vibe coded electron apps.
Show threadabustamamMar 20
Github and VS Code are kind of consumer products aren't they?
Show threadabustamamMar 20
Thanks for sharing! It's not really easily ignored for some people (I ignore it the same way I ignored banner ads in the 00s). I'm curious if you have any metrics on bounce ratios with/without the option. The sentiment here on HN appears to be largely negative but HN does not represent the population at large. I find that many people don't mind or even like a lot of stuff that HN tends to hate.
Show threadabustamamMar 20

I'm sure some number of website owners ran A/B tests and determined that more people signed in when it was present.

I'm also sure that some number of website owners don't know or care that it's annoying to some people.

Personally I've just learned to ignore it; but if it did annoy me enough I'd zap it with uBlock.

Show threadabustamamMar 20

> I think I’ve reported this as a bug to Google a couple times, in a couple different apps… as they do it in their other apps too.

Alas, I don't think it's a bug. A PM or VP probably got a bonus for this.

> How about just giving the option to login with Google if so choose to login, and not spam it on every website just for visiting?

Yeah this is kinda weird. I don't know if it's browser specific though. I use Firefox on my main computer and I think I still see it. Which means that the website owner opted into this weird pattern. No other auth providers do this. Just Google.