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One benefit of performing at the speed of the human hand not explicitly discussed here is the ability for users to _compose_ their own features (and to love doi
by nateburke 7y ago
One benefit of performing at the speed of the human hand not explicitly discussed here is the ability for users to _compose_ their own features (and to love doing so!).
If I need to wait even a second for a page or app to respond per click, I am a lot less likely to _invent_ in your app. I won't stretch the boundaries, I won't do things that take more than 4 or 5 clicks. The app will _fit_ me less.
I will call up and ask for a feature that is a 6-7 click combination, if I am paying.
And if you build that feature, now you will likely have a slower product overall.
And also a slower product development org. Because more features mean more product managers. And more product managers mean more coordination meetings. And more coordination meetings mean... well you get the picture.
Love this post!
- iainmerrick 7y agoThat’s a great point. UIs are similar to APIs in that respect; if you can provide features that are really simple and fast and composable, users can be incredibly creative about finding new ways to plug them together. We too often worry about ticking off a checklist of use cases, and not enough about providing a flexible toolkit that can handle unanticipated use cases.
- typon 7y agoThe creativity with which I see people "compose" Excel actions together 100% supports your theory.
- mruts 7y agoI sometimes watch analysts at my firm use excel. It’s pure magic in the right hands, absolutely sublime.
- giancarlostoro 7y agoIn the words of one of my coworkers: Excel is the most abused tool known to man.