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this is the author of Design of Everyday Things, which I have to assume is at the high end of the unread-after-buying ratio. Still a super impressive person.
by frankfrank13 3y ago
this is the author of Design of Everyday Things, which I have to assume is at the high end of the unread-after-buying ratio. Still a super impressive person.
- lxe 3y agoWe read it at an HCI class I took in college, and I found it to be one of the most useful, if not THE most useful class for my software engineering career.
- ryanklee 3y agoHmmm, I dunno about that assumption. Only because the writing is very engaging and the subjects are novel. It's not a dry textbook, staid non-fiction, or a doorstop... Admittedly, I have only read specific chapters, but all were easy reading.
- efitz 3y agoIt was a super easy read and interesting to boot- it was not a typical dry academic text. I don’t see why it would go unread. Tufte is a much harder read.
- ReleaseCandidat 3y ago> Design of Everyday Things, which I have to assume is at the high end of the unread-after-buying ratio. I don't believe that. I'd say the high-end begins with Knuth's TAOCP with the end of the spectrum being something like HOTT https://homotopytypetheory.org/book/ https://homotopytypetheory.org/book/
- chiefalchemist 3y agoThose who own it and haven't yet read it are missing out. Even if your role isn't design (i.e., it's more tech / code) DoEDT is a solid foundation that anyone who works on product - digital or physical - should read.