On: Modernizing “less”

[hayksaakian]

Note: this is not referring to the compile-to-CSS language named Less

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Downvotes for clarifying an ambiguity, really?

[unethical_ban → hayksaakian]

Clicking on the article also immediately clarifies the meaning.

[justincormack → hayksaakian]

What does it add to the discussion?

[dredmorbius → justincormack]

Clarity, without having to follow through to the article.

The lack of any context for HN posts (also reddit link shares) is a significant disadvantage of both sites. I've always been partial to Slashdot's link summaries, and wish that style were more widely used. See also Jakob Nielsen and microcontent.