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I like this opinion but not sure if it translates well to building apps in the real world. A lot of work goes into UX research and A/B testing, if fonts are to
by thomasfromcdnjs 6y ago
I like this opinion but not sure if it translates well to building apps in the real world.
A lot of work goes into UX research and A/B testing, if fonts are too flexible none of your results will be meaningful.
- akersten 6y agoI would posit that if rendering differences in font display are affecting A/B testing a workflow, the A/B testing apparatus has failed to control for confounding factors and was probably invalid anyway. If OSX is known to render differently than Windows (and it's not just fonts), why are you comparing cohort A from Windows to cohort B from OSX? That is an analysis error.
- danShumway 6y agoAny kind of user customization will have the same effect. Any preference that the user can edit can be a confounding variable in an A/B test. I don't want to live in a software world where as a user I'm forced into a one-size-fits-all approach to every interface just because it makes A/B testing easier.