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I don't buy the claim that "Programs should never bother the user with prompts or interruptions of any sort unless absolutely necessary." because there are many

I don't buy the claim that "Programs should never bother the user with prompts or interruptions of any sort unless absolutely necessary." because there are many different ways that you can spin "absolutely necessary" that end up being harmful to the user, and lots of things that aren't "absolutely necessary" that I still want my computer to interrupt me for. I'd stop right at "auto-installation of updates with security fixes is the correct default", because that's very solid.

ryanianian 5y ago
The key annoyance is FTUEs for updates. Mobile apps are terrible about this. And updates that don't install until you open the program. Sparkle apps on macOS do this and it drives me nuts. If you're going to update or want my attention about a new thing, have a red dot somewhere that is not conspicuous. Don't get in the way of a user trying to be a user. This is one thing that the Slack app gets absolutely right. Firefox toes the line. New versions occasionally pop up a new window. It's easy to close but jarring. At least the updates happen mostly transparently and tend to not radically change appearance or behavior. They're bringing this experience to Windows now.