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Tells of a Slop UI

386 points · 243 comments · theanonymousone

  1. vmg12 · · focus · HN ↗
    Your list is missing all caps. I think overuse of all-caps is one of the biggest tells that a ui was vibe coded.

    People are also weirdly defensive about their use of all-caps.

    1. msdz · · focus · HN ↗
      Yup, matches my experience.

      Added “bonus” points if it’s overused small caps. Related (not all need be in caps): header, “eyebrow”, h1, description, footer all saying the same thing.

    2. Anamon · · focus · HN ↗
      I was going to add this, had I not found a comment already mentioning it =)

      The font kerning also usually tends to be way off, making the all-caps even more difficult to read.

    3. mceachen · · focus · HN ↗
      Material design suggested using uppercase on buttons in Google I/O 2014.
    4. efilife · · focus · HN ↗
      all caps with letter-spacing ALWAYS and usually with a monospace font
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