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I heard this somewhere on HN, but websites should fail like escalators, not like elevators. Too many people design sites like elevators though.

• scoates 10y ago
  I love this visual, but elevators have way more safety mechanisms than poorly-designed web sites. Check out the source HTML of instagram.com for a great example. /-:
  • CaptSpify 10y ago
    Well, my point isn't about safety, it's about usability. Escalators can still be used as stairs when they fail. Elevators can't be used at all.
    • scoates 10y ago
      I see. Good point.
• scaryclam 10y ago
  I'm going to steal this comparison :)