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If you read the "WimpIsBroken" article linked from the same rant, you will see it reference, negatively, of course, the Windows 8 design, so it can't be all tha
by x0054 11y ago
If you read the "WimpIsBroken" article linked from the same rant, you will see it reference, negatively, of course, the Windows 8 design, so it can't be all that old, or at the very least, it has been updated recently.
I generally dismiss a lot of the things the author is saying for 3 reasons:
1. The author is listing a lot of problems without actually specifically listing why they are in fact problems. For instance, he states that neither Windows nor Unix can teach you how to program. Why would my OS need to be able to teach me how to program? That's like complaining that my Car doesn't teach me how to rebuild the transmission, or my refrigerator doesn't teach me how to generate refrigerant. That's just an obvious example that jumped out at me, there are many others.
2. The author is pointing out a lot of problems without actually pointing out any solutions. People who point out problems but provide no solutions are generally useless. If you ever worked on a project with a person like that, you know what I am talking about.
3. c2.com lacks any sense of design or taste. The author also lacks any ability to communicate his point of view in a logical and consistent manner. I wouldn't trust the author to design a Ski Free game, let alone an operating system. In reality, if tasked with a job to write a Ski Free game, the author would instead return a 30 page paper on the subject of problems with modern game design.
- current_call 11y agoc2.com lacks any sense of design or taste. It has the very best design! http://motherfuckingwebsite.com/ http://motherfuckingwebsite.com/
- collyw 11y agoPersonally I agree, but shiny pretty shit seems to sell.
- x0054 11y agoThere is a difference between, shiny shit, minimal design, and no design. Ford F150 Raptor is shiny shit, a Jeep Wrangler or an Icon FJ are pretty minimal design, and a subframe and 4 wheels, is just a subframe and 4 wheels. Sure, the letter can get you from point A to point B, but come on, it's not a proper car. I would argue that the design on c2.com and the wonderful diatribe of the fellow with a little too many "fucks" in his opus lacks design entirely rather then keeping it minimal, there is a difference. The lazy lack of design, which is similar to the lazy over-designing, should not be confused with proper balance of minimal design.
- current_call 11y agoI think I agree with you. The c2 website could be less painful to read. However, the diatribe is near perfect. It fits the content very well.
- greenyoda 11y ago"c2.com lacks any sense of design or taste. The author also lacks any ability to communicate his point of view in a logical and consistent manner. I wouldn't trust the author to design a Ski Free game, let alone an operating system." The content on c2.com is not the work of any particular author - it's a wiki whose articles are collaboratively created and edited. Each paragraph may be the work of one or more anonymous or named writers. In fact, c2.com happens to be the world's very first wiki, designed by Ward Cunningham. (The wiki's content has been frozen and is no longer editable. I seem to remember that Ward is working on a next-generation replacement for it.)