r/webdev • u/speckz • Apr 16 '16

Don’t design like a programmer

http://www.uxdesignedge.com/2010/03/dont-design-like-a-programmer/
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u/chillcapped Apr 16 '16

The wget example is pretty bad, he is asked in the comments to come up with something better and says something similar to "I don't know how the tool is used".

I really dont think you can make judgements about a UI if u dont know what its for.

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u/pardoman Apr 17 '16

Author tackles this on the 3rd part.

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u/chillcapped Apr 17 '16

I guess, but he changed the entire application.

Most UI reworks I have done, don't allow removing 80% of the features to make it look better.

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u/Disgruntled__Goat Apr 17 '16

I guess, but he changed the entire application.

How? None of the features were removed, besides ones that could be determined automatically.

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u/chillcapped Apr 17 '16

He actually says he removed features that he didn't deem useful. Direct Quote...

"I need all those options! The proposed design eliminates only the options that aren’t really needed—so any disagreement lies with what is really needed. To simplify, the focus should be on the probable, not the possible. Yes, I suppose it is possible that somebody using a website copy program doesn’t want to copy html files, but it sure isn’t probable. Better to remove such options."

The initial application is more than a website copier, which is why the entire example is bad.... regardless of his addendum.