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What a wonderful kludge. People can’t imagine that they would be able to go back and edit, or even see, the history of their calculations, so putting two calcul

by tobr 4y ago

What a wonderful kludge. People can’t imagine that they would be able to go back and edit, or even see, the history of their calculations, so putting two calculators side by side seems like a brilliant idea. It’s like if a new word processor consisted of two faithfully recreated typewriters, with a special button to send the most recently typed word back and forth between them.

vxNsr 4y ago
The issue is that the default Calc doesn’t let you see history and nearly every single 3rd party calc doesn’t follow iOS design principles, just doesn’t look very good, and are often inexplicably slow.
- brimstedt 4y ago
  Why does a calculator need to look good?
  - vxNsr 4y ago
    Why does anything need to look good?
    - MonkeyClub 4y ago
      Because we deserve it. /s
jldugger 4y ago
Indeed, this is, like, a solved problem on every other platform! Apple instead designs their apps after tech from the 80s[1] and is now stuck there for life. [1]: https://www.creativebloq.com/design/iconic-calculator-inspired-iphone-app-re-released-5132723 https://www.creativebloq.com/design/iconic-calculator-inspir...
- pwinnski 4y ago
  Indeed, it's a solved problem on iOS too! This story isn't about someone releasing a new app into a desolate marketplace without any calculator apps (and hey, turn that iOS default calculator sideways for some fun), it's a human interest story about someone releasing a new app into an already-crowded market with a slightly new twist, and finding success there.
kube-system 4y ago
> It’s like if a new word processor consisted of two faithfully recreated typewriters, with a special button to send the most recently typed word back and forth between them. There's a lot of diff tools that essentially do exactly this.
asddubs 4y ago
a calculator with a history being superior was my first thought too. there are advantages to this approach too, however. The history is selective, so if you make a mistake/typo, that isn't now permanently in your history as a footgun to go back to and re-make. here you have two states and you have full control over them. of course you could also just have a history where you can delete individual items, but this also makes the interface more complicated and might not be as intuitive (and requires more discipline)

by tobr 4y ago

vxNsr 4y ago

The issue is that the default Calc doesn’t let you see history and nearly every single 3rd party calc doesn’t follow iOS design principles, just doesn’t look very good, and are often inexplicably slow.

brimstedt 4y ago
Why does a calculator need to look good?
- vxNsr 4y ago
  Why does anything need to look good?
  - MonkeyClub 4y ago
    Because we deserve it. /s

jldugger 4y ago

Indeed, this is, like, a solved problem on every other platform! Apple instead designs their apps after tech from the 80s[1] and is now stuck there for life. [1]: https://www.creativebloq.com/design/iconic-calculator-inspired-iphone-app-re-released-5132723 https://www.creativebloq.com/design/iconic-calculator-inspir...

pwinnski 4y ago
Indeed, it's a solved problem on iOS too! This story isn't about someone releasing a new app into a desolate marketplace without any calculator apps (and hey, turn that iOS default calculator sideways for some fun), it's a human interest story about someone releasing a new app into an already-crowded market with a slightly new twist, and finding success there.

kube-system 4y ago

> It’s like if a new word processor consisted of two faithfully recreated typewriters, with a special button to send the most recently typed word back and forth between them. There's a lot of diff tools that essentially do exactly this.

asddubs 4y ago

a calculator with a history being superior was my first thought too. there are advantages to this approach too, however. The history is selective, so if you make a mistake/typo, that isn't now permanently in your history as a footgun to go back to and re-make. here you have two states and you have full control over them. of course you could also just have a history where you can delete individual items, but this also makes the interface more complicated and might not be as intuitive (and requires more discipline)