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Start thinking about how data moves. This is the simple first-principles trick that lets me understand things. What data is moving where? How is it moving? If
by rpmisms 3y ago
Start thinking about how data moves. This is the simple first-principles trick that lets me understand things. What data is moving where? How is it moving?
If you want to get better at using technology, not just understanding it, I can give you a tip as a UI dev. Just ask yourself: "what would an overpaid designer named Ramona assume about the average user of this app". Unfortunately, most things have been enshittified, and no longer have manuals.
- eternityforest 3y agoRamona seems to do a better job that the vast majority of programmers... modern tech tends to be a joy to use unless you're expecting a blank canvas to do things your specific way, which is not what most people want from an app. Any enshittification I see is strictly in non UI stuff, like vendor lockin and subscription models.
- rpmisms 3y agoA lot of it is sales-side, but so many good tools could literally be a single page with a form, not multi-minute flows. Everything is a sales pitch, not useful.