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If they want to reach a billion people then they're going to have to live in a world of touch screen (and maybe voice). At NDC Oslo this year there was a keyno
by aeden 12y ago
If they want to reach a billion people then they're going to have to live in a world of touch screen (and maybe voice).
At NDC Oslo this year there was a keynote by Luke Wroblewski on user experience on the web. There's a video on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/97305189 http://vimeo.com/97305189
The key takeaway was that a significant percentage of people are using their smart phones with either only their thumb or their forefinger. Many people don't even have a computing device with a traditional keyboard and full-size screen. That talk got me thinking about this question: what would programming look like if you only use your thumb?
I don't think you can write off these interfaces, rather I think we may need to start to really think about separating creation of core components of software and then orchestrating the interaction of these components as a different aspect to developing software.
- freehunter 12y agoI've often wished I could program even a RAD proof of concept kind of thing on my phone. Many ideas come to me while I'm not at a computer (our desks are not always the most inspiring place we find ourselves) and as a consequence, are gone before I get back to work. If you're wondering how programming with just your thumbs might work, look at Touch Develop from Microsoft Research.
- bengillies 12y agoIf they want to reach a billion people then starting off by targeting all 1 billion is probably the wrong way of going about it.
- jeffreyrogers 12y agoOr maybe the people who are primarily using their phone/tablet to access the internet don't actually need to program anything in the first place?