- The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than You Think
One of usability’s most hard-earned lessons is that you are not the user. […] You can do it; 92%–95% of the population can’t.
- Towards an understanding of technical debt
Technical debt exists. But it’s relatively rare. […] The term is being abused, or at least dangerously overloaded.
- Developer hiring and the market for lemons
The fact that joining a new team is uncertain makes developers less likely to leave existing teams, which makes it harder to hire developers. But the fact that developers often join teams which they dislike makes it easier to hire developers. What’s the net effect of that? I have no idea.
- Bots won’t replace apps. Better apps will replace apps.
Lately, everyone’s talking about “conversational UI.” It’s the next big thing. But the more articles I read on the topic, the more annoyed I get. It’s taken me so long to figure out why!
- Execution in the Kingdom of Nouns
In the Kingdom of Javaland, where King Java rules with a silicon fist, people aren’t allowed to think the way you and I do. In Javaland, you see, nouns are very important, by order of the King himself. Nouns are the most important citizens in the Kingdom.
- Graphical fidelity is ruining video games / fuzzy notepad
So my problem is that striving for realism is incredibly boring and counter-productive. I don’t even understand the appeal; if I wanted reality, I could look out my window.
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