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Complex web interfaces aren't easy, you gotta do a lot of magic to make a browser be like a desktop app. I think most struggle in getting their concept to work

Complex web interfaces aren't easy, you gotta do a lot of magic to make a browser be like a desktop app. I think most struggle in getting their concept to work in the first place, and when they get to ease of use it's a lot more work they may not want to invest time in. Given web limitations you cant just do the same UI as a desktop you have to be mindful of web browser input idiosyncrasies, screen size limitations, etc. I've written intranet database stuff, which can be a bit a tad rough and user intensive - but when you are doing more public facing things you have to concentrate on simplification, sanity checks, added security and cross-platform issues. That stuff doesn't always come easy. Until you get a handle on how you are going to pull-off doing X on the web you can't think too much on how to make it work easier. I think you would see better UX when you have seasoned web developers doing the apps, as they understand the environment and can now also concentrate on UX.

3ch1dna 10y ago
This is a lot of it. You need people who have a good eye for UX and a solid understanding of what's possible in a browser. Developers =/= Designers and most Designers =/= UX. The sooner more devs understand this (and more importantly the owners of companies who pay the devs and don't think they need a UXer because money understand this) the smoother things will be.
ChoHag 10y ago
I think it's safe to say we don't want X or its UI on the web.
eyelidlessness 10y ago
Might as well follow up with "why are desktop apps so badly designed...?" Web technologies are certainly their own specialization, but UI/UX is bad for a most user-facing software, regardless of the technology used to present it. Web technologies don't make UI/UX harder (in a lot of ways, they make it easier!). There's just a lot of them, and they've become dominant for the vast majority of things the vast majority of users experience.

3ch1dna 10y ago

This is a lot of it. You need people who have a good eye for UX and a solid understanding of what's possible in a browser. Developers =/= Designers and most Designers =/= UX. The sooner more devs understand this (and more importantly the owners of companies who pay the devs and don't think they need a UXer because money understand this) the smoother things will be.

ChoHag 10y ago

I think it's safe to say we don't want X or its UI on the web.

eyelidlessness 10y ago

Might as well follow up with "why are desktop apps so badly designed...?" Web technologies are certainly their own specialization, but UI/UX is bad for a most user-facing software, regardless of the technology used to present it. Web technologies don't make UI/UX harder (in a lot of ways, they make it easier!). There's just a lot of them, and they've become dominant for the vast majority of things the vast majority of users experience.