The new framework integrates SearchMonkey, SearchPad, and SearchAsisst. The team streamlined the layout to make it more faster and more modular. As they write,
Now, here’s the best part: Rather than building this new experience on top of our existing front-end technology, our talented engineering and design teams rebuilt much of the foundational markup/CSS/JavaScript for the SRP design and core functionality completely from scratch. This allowed us to get rid of old cruft and take advantage of quite a few new techniques and best practices, reducing core page weight and render complexity in the process.I like the SearchPad integration. However, I find the three-column Y! search result page layout cramped compared to Google and Bing. It feels cluttered and less readable. I have a big monitor and the restricted layout doesn't utilize the space well.
Interesting stuff, but now let's see what the Y! team can do with a new revamped code base.
I like the new interface. And it seems to be headed in a good direction, too.. i.e. I can see them continuing to add interesting capabilities.
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