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The difference is, you can teach a user who's never seen a computer before to work with a GUI in an afternoon, maybe a weekend -- and if the GUI is well-designe
by bitwize 3y ago
The difference is, you can teach a user who's never seen a computer before to work with a GUI in an afternoon, maybe a weekend -- and if the GUI is well-designed, the skills they learn on one program will transfer well to others.
Meanwhile, there are XKCDs about how even experts can't remember how to work tar: https://xkcd.com/1168/ https://xkcd.com/1168/
Before 1984, computer UX was, universally, sucky. As Alan Kay put it, the Mac was the first computer worth criticizing.
- worksonmine 3y agoEase of use isn't the only metric for "peak UX" though, composability and how the programs interact should also be taken into consideration. Selecting a filter on instagram is very easy, with the caveat that you're limited to those filters alone. The subject is more complex than clicking buttons vs typing commands.