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Better usability is always better. The UI directly affects usability. If a problem is so straightforward it doesn't require designing, sure .. then go ahead a

• diggan 6y ago
  > Better usability is always better Ok? The thing is, software is rarely created in a vacuum, if it was, we'd all be working towards perfection and never really reach it, nor complete or release any software. You have to balance constraints, and sometimes one of those constraints is money, or energy, or head count. Whatever. There is always balances to be made, and sometimes it's not worth to spend 20% of time increasing the usability by 2%. Sometimes it is, sometimes it's not. The apps I build for myself, that will never be published, has about 5% of my time thinking about the UI, because it simply doesn't matter and thinking more about it, won't make my life better in any way. Sometimes internal apps have to be treated the same way, if the constraints force you to treat them that way.
  • lwhi 6y ago
    You were referring to applications that businesses use in-house. I responded to that point. I'm sorry, I still think my point stands. Even in-house software requires a good user experience, and the UI directly affects that UX. Designing a UI that works is a non trivial task; leaving it to people who don't have experience can effectively lead to a business losing a lot of money.