Currently developing futuristic smart-device, IoT connected, highway construction site safety system in EU.
Used to work on infrastructure, application architecture and cloud engineering.
I always thought that the heart means you like the article (or want to show some love for it or its author) and the unicorn that you find it a unique gem you don't see every day - just like unicorns (not that I've ever seen one...).
"unicorn" means you like that... more... maybe. Or you just like unicorns!
"bookmark" is when you... like... ok I give up.
Jokes aside, the "heart" is nothing more than a like button and the "bookmark" one is nice for people who haven't heard of Pocket (again, joking... last one, promised). As for the unicorn, I simply see it as a fun bit, not everything has to be 100% useful 😀
The three dots are side features (link, Twitter share and abuse report).
// , “It is not so important to be serious as it is to be serious about the important things. The monkey wears an expression of seriousness... but the monkey is serious because he itches."(No/No)
Uhh.
I find the current wordless interaction on DEV ("heart", "unicorn", "bookmark", "three dots") confusing, actually. :-(
I actually like the unicorns and use them for stuff I really like, but that's just because I like unicorns in general.
Me too
I always thought that the heart means you like the article (or want to show some love for it or its author) and the unicorn that you find it a unique gem you don't see every day - just like unicorns (not that I've ever seen one...).
That reasoning makes sense.
Somehow.
That's simple:
Jokes aside, the "heart" is nothing more than a like button and the "bookmark" one is nice for people who haven't heard of Pocket (again, joking... last one, promised). As for the unicorn, I simply see it as a fun bit, not everything has to be 100% useful 😀
The three dots are side features (link, Twitter share and abuse report).
The unicorn one keeps weirding me out, honestly.
Actually it's related to the design time of dev "ah what are we gonna make... like button or heart or clap?", and then the unicorn came up :D
🦄
Bookmarking actually does bookmark the article for later on your account's reading list.
Mine's pretty perpetually full of stuff... which is why I'm now coming back to this article!