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| ===== The maxims ===== | ===== The maxims ===== | ||
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| ==== Design ==== | ==== Design ==== | ||
| * Universality begets complexity. | * Universality begets complexity. | ||
| - | * Optimize the right thing. | + | * Complexity scales |
| - | * The complexity of the design, process, or both scale exponentially with the number of added features. | + | * Optimize the right thing(s). |
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| - | ==== Clients ==== | + | |
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| - | * What, not how. | + | |
| ==== Usability ==== | ==== Usability ==== | ||
| - | * The easier you make it for someone to do something, the more likely they are to do it. | ||
| * You are not the typical user. | * You are not the typical user. | ||
| + | * The easier you make it for someone to do something, the more likely they are to do it. | ||
| * Users don’t read. | * Users don’t read. | ||
| * If in doubt, do the default. | * If in doubt, do the default. | ||
| + | * If in doubt, make a mistake. | ||
| * Users develop models, except they don't. They develop habits. | * Users develop models, except they don't. They develop habits. | ||
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| + | ==== For clients ==== | ||
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| + | * What, not how. | ||
| ===== Observed trends ===== | ===== Observed trends ===== | ||
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| + | Not actually maxims, but rather some trends that can get you into trouble. | ||
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| ==== Design ==== | ==== Design ==== | ||
mithats_maxims.txt · Last modified: 2021/11/18 21:23 by mithat