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> But this is something new. Software isn't "designed" any more, it re-renders itself to try and predict how I want to use it. It's like if my car rearranged th
by pwg 3y ago
> But this is something new. Software isn't "designed" any more, it re-renders itself to try and predict how I want to use it. It's like if my car rearranged the dashboard based on my driving behavior. "Well, you didn't use the windshield wipers for a while, so I put the wiper button button in the space where the radio usually goes." Yes, but now it's raining. Where is the wiper button?
Consider that for "UI designers" to justify to their employer their continued salary, they need to "produce" something (because if they produce nothing, their employer rightfully can ask "why am I continuing to pay you a salary?").
Therefore, "UI designers", in order to justify their continued employment, must make changes to the UI, with the result that 99.99% of the changes seem to exist for no other reason than "to change it".