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When "good UX" (highly subjective, btw) means limiting your ability to control and optimize your own workflows, yes, some people reasonably choose control over
by smolder 8y ago
When "good UX" (highly subjective, btw) means limiting your ability to control and optimize your own workflows, yes, some people reasonably choose control over a low learning curve pre-baked option.
Catering to people who want a super easy streamlined experience is hard. They want rigorous QA, tech support, and broad compatibility, all of which are very expensive goals to chase with diminishing returns.
- api 8y agoI don't think the core of UX is really that subjective. It's all about consistency, polish, and most importantly cognitive load. Eye candy is highly subjective but that's not what I'm talking about.
- majewsky 8y agoI think you're being downvoted because there is an ambiguity in what "subjective" refers to here. The core criteria of good UX are not subjective, as you say. But whether a certain UX qualifies as good under those criteria depends highly on the audience. A good video-editing UX for amateurs looks completely different from a good video-editing UX for professionals. Long-time users of vim or emacs love their editors because of their UX, while many new users hate them for the same UX.
- smolder 8y agoYes, that's a good distinction to make that I didn't capture well.