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GitHub now uses default system font(github.com)

almost 7 years ago from Dominik Schmidt, kreativgebiet.com

  • Mark Otto, almost 7 years ago

    Not an A/B test, just a (slightly) slow roll out :).

    7 points
    • Zach ReedZach Reed, almost 7 years ago

      Ahhh, that makes sense. Nice! :D

      0 points
    • Mathieu CMathieu C, almost 7 years ago

      Why this choice? Is it just for performance?

      3 points
    • Jeff L, almost 7 years ago

      Also curious about why this roll out decision

      0 points
      • Mark Otto, almost 7 years ago

        We feature flag just about every change we do for ease of implementation. It gets our code into production faster for us to test and makes for a smoother release thanks to our internal tools. When we're ready to ship, we just select what percentage to enable that feature flag for—1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 75, or 100%. Goal is to not make the site explode for our users :).

        For a font change like this, that wasn't the major concern, but rolling it out incrementally did give me a safety blanket of sorts. In other changes, where we might overhaul a view or unveil a new feature, we want to make sure we don't trigger tons of exceptions inadvertently. A slower rollout means it's easier to respond to those things before they get out of hand.

        Hope that helps!

        10 points