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The first issue is not related to dumbness. It is handled usually with a pop up window that shows you the entire text when hovered. Second issue can be handled
by zeynel1 17y ago
The first issue is not related to dumbness. It is handled usually with a pop up window that shows you the entire text when hovered.
Second issue can be handled as an option: "all my appointments are in business hours."
Maybe Seth Godin wants that infamous paper clip back: "I see you are drafting a letter. Let me help..."
- watt 17y agohis point, for the second issue, is that the option should be on by default. and that makes sense. however, the sad thing about article is that it shows Seth does not understand software development. There is no people who make "desktop" vs "web" software. Mostly this is the same group of people: software developers, and we all are alike - only difference is the delivery platform. And the specifics of the selected delivery platform does not provide any qualitative difference for code that runs on it. Basically: you can make crappy desktop apps, and crappy web apps. The address book does not become good magically, because it is rendered as HTML page. To finalize my point, the default state of software is "crap". Anything else must be engineered on top of the underlying "crap". The "why my software does not do (blindingly obvious) thing X" articles are amusing (function as bug reports, or invent insightful features), but are orthogonal to actual development of software, unfortunately. Software will continue to slowly evolve, there is no qualitative leap coming.
- Agent101 17y agoA leap may come when we can reduce the cost of development by off-loading more of the work on to computers. However that is not just around the corner. And nothing to do with web development.