while i enjoy node as much as the next guy, i think that blog misses a few key usability features:
-archive section (its not fun to scroll down n pages to check out what the page is about - you could argue to check the RSS feed, but really...)
-tags (not every post is tagged so ...)
-short description for every post (allows to have more posts in the main page without having to endless scroll)
Is Node going to be in a similar situation to RoR and Django in a few years? i.e. pops up fairly often in job listings compared with every other framework (barring .net and j2ee obviously), but very very few people have 'years' of experience with it? Seems like a great opportunity to jump on the bandwagon and wait for the payoff in 2-3 years.
I applaud the effort and most of the content, but find the general usability appalling. The site is sluggish while scrolling, for no apparent reason. Other Tumblr sites aren't as heavy as this one. Not only that, there isn't really any way to easily find what you want, the search is subpar, and having to manually scroll through all those articles is a pain.
There's really no delineation between articles. Scanning down the page there is no trigger for your eyes to stop and read headings, which makes you completely miss the article on the GitHub commit monitor...
For a website that is meant to be a culmination of information, scanability should be top priority.
Hey HN, thanks for all the feedback about the Tumblr theme I've selected. I've known that it's needed some love for a while, but it hasn't become my top priority yet. It sounds like it's detracting enough from the content to ignore it completely (ahem), so I'll get to that soon.
