tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959064.post112222215265143467..comments2024-01-27T01:55:45.555-05:00Comments on Ghostweather R&D Blog: Some Philosophy Behind Good UI DesignLynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07445794978319009719noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959064.post-1122233227527676602005-07-24T15:27:00.000-04:002005-07-24T15:27:00.000-04:00I wondered if it was you. You can also just sign ...I wondered if it was you. You can also just sign it (--Ken) when you post so you don't have to do anything special. But yeah, blogger has some issues. I note they're hiring :-)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07445794978319009719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959064.post-1122232458078842582005-07-24T15:14:00.000-04:002005-07-24T15:14:00.000-04:00Speaking of usability, those anonymous comments ar...Speaking of usability, those anonymous comments are both me. I just didn't notice I had an option other than "Blogger" and "Anonymous"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959064.post-1122232340529595302005-07-24T15:12:00.000-04:002005-07-24T15:12:00.000-04:00Many people on projects are not evaluated on how g...Many people on projects are not evaluated on how <B>good</B> the resulting product is. It's frequently more about: Did it ship on time? Within budget? Did the project meet all the defined objectives (which rarely include "product is good").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959064.post-1122229878346066422005-07-24T14:31:00.000-04:002005-07-24T14:31:00.000-04:00Hi again Anonymous -- I'm also hitting myself for ...Hi again Anonymous -- I'm also hitting myself for leaving out the most crucial and important point (I'll focus on it next time): if your UI sucks enough, the features you want on your product page and that motivated your app in the first place are basically not there -- for the user. Why risk failure (and/or huge support costs) after spending so much time building up that featureset?Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07445794978319009719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959064.post-1122229280197930612005-07-24T14:21:00.000-04:002005-07-24T14:21:00.000-04:00I've had similar conversations with other software...I've had similar conversations with other software developers both about attempting to make usable UI (usally when "good" UI is in conflict with "easy to implement" UI) and general software quality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com