I've built GUIs that completely contravened every possible thing I've ever seen written about GUIs. For example, one ugly button. No "exit" button even - you ca

I've built GUIs that completely contravened every possible thing I've ever seen written about GUIs. For example, one ugly button. No "exit" button even - you can hit the X in the corner for that. Behind that button, there was no possible way to make a mistake. Now, to be fair when a constraint was violated ( which only happened when something physically broke or somebody didn't set a physical thing up right ) there was a comprehensive explanation of the failure - "The U42 wire for the Gerfish Space Defarbrulator is disconnected or broken. Please refer to section 1.145.2 of the service manual." That happened in a popup. To me, that's a good GUI - "just tell me when to go to it." But there is an ostensible public choice theory problem with this approach - who will be paid for training in it? Where will a support network for it exist? Nobody, and nowhere. Show this to people, and you can see it on their face - "there goes my job." They think this even after I show 'em the popup. It's asocial and that's more important that "it's correct." But it worked to sabotage any expectations people might have about me writing GUIs. Also, when people tell me that corporations are cost driven these days, I just laugh because of this.