That conclusions section … publisher may want to reconsider whether this damages their brand. I certainly view this article as BS

I would love to hear your feedback in a more actionable way.

Some people get depressed, the "smarter" ones write about it more.

yah; clearly author knows far less than he thinks

i think balloon framing fell out of favor because

1. the length of timber required for two story structures is not efficient; old growth stuff has been felled and straight, seasoned, 24 and 36 foot lengths of wood are tough to find

2. and fire; platform framing has far better fire control

I think it's pretty clear the author is using "balloon framing" to encompass all forms of light-frame construction. You can tell because in the very first sentence he describes them as synonyms, "Stick frame construction, also known as light-frame construction or balloon framing"

You're getting downvoted while being right. A dark pattern is tricking the user. Not saving the data they enter. But most people around here call anything that is distasteful a dark pattern.

> Dark Patterns are tricks used in websites and apps that make you do things that you didn't mean to, like buying or signing up for something.

https://www.darkpatterns.org/

Yea it isn’t tricking them into something. It’s capturing data they’ve input.

It's not tricking, but it is deceptive since they haven't chosen to submit. The current mental model of forms are to save data entries when you actively submit.

Yes, there are some settings panels that automatically save changes, but I have never seen it for forms.

If there's an submit button on that form then that would be an even stronger signification to the user that nothing will be sent to the servers until you click that button.

It is a dark pattern - it tricks the user into thinking their data won't be submitted until they click "submit," but instead saves it right away. It would only not be a dark pattern if the form clearly said "your email address will be uploaded to our servers immediately after typing it."

Why were they tricked into thinking that? OP didn’t mention any text stating that. Lots of sites send updates constantly, I’ve never been tricked into thinking they didn’t I just wasn’t explicitly informed. Which is a difference.

As I said, it is distasteful but not a trick.

Productivity cargo cult will never die. Enterprise is predicated on this; but let's take the obverse of this cynicism: there are jobs, and people in them. This serves its own purpose.

Ha, this is the bane of design. You don't need any particular expertise, you just have to like or dislike something. Product managers, you know who you are.

Use what is in the standard distro. Don’t go too far downstream. MacVim/gVim

MacVim which you mention isn't part of any standard distro. But also: why should it matter really? If someone is a Neovim user, they'll have very little difficulty using vi/vim when that's all that's available. Basic no-plugins Vim is pretty indistinguishable from basic no-plugins Neovim, for the user.