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Great UI is extremely valuable. The challenge is that one of the qualities of a great UI is that it's stable. The UI is the interface between your app and the
by dhbradshaw 8y ago
Great UI is extremely valuable. The challenge is that one of the qualities of a great UI is that it's stable.
The UI is the interface between your app and the customer. It's like an API. No one arbitrarily changes APIs and expects it to go well. But, perhaps because people are slightly more adaptable than code, UI gets changed without warning or choice all the time. This is a unilateral break in the implicit contract that we make with users. Of course people complain!
- dhbradshaw 8y agoWhen considering UI changes, it's worth thinking how people use your app. Some apps are used only occasionally, so that effectively everyone is a beginner every time. In this case, there's room for rapid UI evolution and improvement. Other apps are deeper and more feature rich and will be used by a given person for hours each day. You'll have to be very careful in changing these apps if you don't want irate users.
- nojvek 8y ago> The UI is the interface between your app and the customer. It's like an API. No one arbitrarily changes APIs Love it . I’m stealing this one.