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How many different fighter plane cockpit UI's were built up until now? Hundreds? Thousands? Compare that to millions of websites that are used by millions every
by gukov 6y ago
How many different fighter plane cockpit UI's were built up until now? Hundreds? Thousands?
Compare that to millions of websites that are used by millions every second.
I'm not sure if lack of refinement is at play here.
- maroonblazer 6y agoSure, but the audience and use cases for the fighter plane cockpit are much more narrowly scoped than that of all the websites that have ever been created.
- opnitro 6y agoAnd bigger penalties when you get it wrong.
- bravoetch 6y agoThe difference is that websites are not built for the end user, they are built to exploit them. I can buy a top tier Nikon camera and the UI is similar to the fighter jet, all buttons external, high quality, tactile, built for thousands of daily operations.
- gukov 6y agoRegardless of the end goal, shouldn't millions of something result in greater refinement? Of course, an argument can always be made that sites are not refined on purpose to confuse the end user. But, then again, there's also a good portion of websites that are not trying to con the user.
- xtiansimon 6y ago> "... they are built to exploit them." Just a little riff on exploitation-- Banking sites need to provide the necessary and sufficient data about your balance and transactions. To some degree ecommerce sites need to deliver on your expectation. If a site tricked you to buy something you didn't like, you wouldn't return.