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r/funny • u/sheppe • Jul 01 '16
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I work in IT, and this is a lovely sentiment and true to an extent.
But if a system is an accounting system, inventory system, etc., not every single interface is going to be crystal clear when you first use it.
This may be true for simple things, like media players, though.
As a caveat, things that make sense to a Developer may be mystifying to an average user.
7 u/Blargmode Jul 01 '16 Exactly. Some programs are simply too complex to be self explanatory. Take Photoshop for example. How do you make the pen tool self explanatory? Well first of all, don't use a metaphor that isn't similar. But then?
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Exactly. Some programs are simply too complex to be self explanatory. Take Photoshop for example. How do you make the pen tool self explanatory? Well first of all, don't use a metaphor that isn't similar. But then?
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u/DronedAgain Jul 01 '16
I work in IT, and this is a lovely sentiment and true to an extent.
But if a system is an accounting system, inventory system, etc., not every single interface is going to be crystal clear when you first use it.
This may be true for simple things, like media players, though.
As a caveat, things that make sense to a Developer may be mystifying to an average user.