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Just learned about Larry Tesler [1] and his fight for modeless software yesterday. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Tesler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
by dmux 10y ago
Just learned about Larry Tesler [1] and his fight for modeless software yesterday.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Tesler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Tesler
- ajford 10y agoI'm not gonna lie, that sounds absolutely ridiculous and uninformed. Everything in life depends on cause and effect and "modes". Your actions have consequences and should obviously affect future interactions. I can totally understand that in certain instances, having "modes" or states in a software package might not be intuitive or preferred. But I also feel that having stateful software can be even more useful.
- huac 10y agoI think the popularity of Microsoft Word, in particular, shows how mode-less software is more broadly usable.