Perhaps SQL types aren't quite as impressed by presentation as some sectors of the IT population. Rather like engineers (are we data engineers?), we look at function first every time. Like many, I HATE the Windows 8 'look'. It looks like a step back fifteen or twenty years.

Ok, SSC has been around for a while and needs to keep its eye on where the goalposts are this week, but let's make sure the look and feel don't detract from usability.

Perhaps the answer would be to ditch some 'user experience' resources and take on more coders, and just change the colours a little to keep the aesthetes happy 😎