Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.
Martin Fowler
Google Reader has recently received the visual update which has been available for most Google Services over the last few months. On the whole, I like the style and think it’s much cleaner than the old one. Despite this, it’s not perfect in my opinion, with my biggest complaint being how it styles the collapsed list of items. As this is the main way I consume content via Google Reader (and then click through to read the full article on the original website), it’s reduced how quickly I can scan a large list of content. I tweeted about this frustration…
UPDATE: I’ve now replaced the “Lorem Ipsum” with actual content, but everything else below is still valid. Today I launched my new site, but unlike most site launches, it’s half missing. Currently, the only real content is on the homepage and the blog. There are some screenshots of a few websites in the portfolio section, but the text is all “Lorem ipsum”, as is the about page. So why have I done it? Why would I take down my existing site and replace it with this one? Firstly, this version has no less content as the old site has almost…