40 items tagged with usability

Software Engineering

Developer Experience Principle 3: Easy to Build

October 5, 2020 - A product makes it Easy to Build by focusing on productivity for developers building real-world applications.

Software Engineering

Developer Experience Principle 2: Easy to Use

September 28, 2020 - Making it Easy to Use means letting the developer do everything without involving you.

User Experience

Form or function in hotel design

November 17, 2015 - The hotel has one of the most beautifully designed rooms I’ve ever stayed in. It’s also the worst designed hotel room I’ve ever stayed in.

The rest of the world is not like you

April 5, 2010 - Normal people are different. Keep that in mind when creating or marketing a product.

SEO realities

October 12, 2009 - The real search engine optimization. Works every time.

Thanks O'Reilly

June 29, 2009 - Captcha usability

Are we done yet?

January 29, 2008 - The worst progress report ever.

Draconian licensing makes piracy attractive

December 26, 2007 - Microsoft’s distinction between OEM and retail versions of Windows is enough to drive one to piracy.

DocStoc bizarre form layout

October 19, 2007 - Some odd choices in the signup and login form at DocStoc left me frustrated.

iPhone dialing annoyances

September 25, 2007 - A few annoyances with the iPhone’s phone interface.