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===== The maxims ===== | ===== The maxims ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Usability ==== | ||
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+ | * The easier you make it for someone to do something, the more likely they are to do it. | ||
+ | * You are not the typical user. | ||
+ | * Users don’t read. | ||
+ | * If in doubt, do the default. | ||
+ | * Users develop models, except they don't. They develop habits. | ||
==== Design ==== | ==== Design ==== | ||
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* Universality begets complexity. | * Universality begets complexity. | ||
* Optimize the right thing. | * Optimize the right thing. | ||
+ | * The complexity of everything scales exponentially with the number of added features. | ||
==== Clients ==== | ==== Clients ==== | ||
* What, not how. | * What, not how. | ||
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- | ==== Usability ==== | ||
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- | * The easier you make it for someone to do something, the more they will do it. | ||
- | * You are not the typical user. | ||
- | * Users don’t read. | ||
- | * If in doubt, do the default. | ||
- | * Users develop models, except they don't. They develop habits. | ||
===== Observed trends ===== | ===== Observed trends ===== |
mithats_maxims.txt · Last modified: 2021/11/18 21:23 by mithat