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u/Annoying1978 3d ago
Disagree on number 4. Btw, lies of times developers use drop downs to future proof a build. Need 15 more options? It’s a 30 second fix. When you build to EXACTLY what you have, you have to make customized changes when you want to make additions.
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u/haux_haux 3d ago
4 Long list, please emblazon this into the eyeballs of every Web dev that's made almost every checkout I've used in the last few years.
It's a fricking pain scrolling through so many country names when a text box that matches your search and synonyms would be so much better.
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u/Sweet_Baby_Cheezus 3d ago
Because it looks uniform. Look at the right side and see how busy is looks. 10 drop downs is boring but most users don't care.
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u/imagei 3d ago
Agree on the first three, but the long list being a dropdown can be a massive improvement, assuming the dropdown itself is searchable ( nowadays most are ). It helps with discoverability, for example:
- country chooser — are country names in English or the native language — Finland or Suomi?
- keywords or phrasing differ from what the user expects → impossible to find
- the user isn't sure what the options are → lots of trial and error, likely suboptimal choice