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Really? Are you sure? I'm surprised. What if you had a choice of installing an ugly app that gets the job done then learn of another app that gets the job done
by billpatrianakos 15y ago
Really? Are you sure? I'm surprised. What if you had a choice of installing an ugly app that gets the job done then learn of another app that gets the job done just as well but is prettier? Let's say they're both free. You've never been in that situation?
Personally, I recently switched from one app to another that had less features than the first solely because of the UI. UI can actually be a feature in itself. In my case the UI was important enough for me to forego an app with several extra,museful features that I replaced with other apps in a workflow instead of an all-in-one package. I'm wondering if many people say they're all about function over form (especially developers of any kind) because it's looked at as a superficial reason by peers. Kind of like turning down a girl for a date because she's on the chubby side despite her amazing personality. You know you shouldn't be shallow so you gotta make sure you give a good excuse. Something like "I'm not quite ready to date after my last relationship" will do just fine as a face-saving reason.
- kstenerud 15y agoWith girls it's a libido thing; either she turns you on or she doesn't. It's not the same thing as choosing software. My only concern with software is how usable it is. If it looks pretty, but I have to do a whole bunch of operations to get something done, it has a poor UI and I'll pick an alternative. If it doesn't have the flexibility to do exactly what I want, I'll look for an alternative (which is why I choose a commander-style file manager instead of the OS default). If the UI is misaligned or has some weird color scheme or ugly pictures, I really don't care so long as I can get things done quickly. I don't care enough to get nit picky about looks when it comes to software. It's not about shallowness; it's about priorities.