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by taphangum 6y ago
This looks very promising. I've given it a like, will take a deeper look when I get on the laptop. :) Thanks a lot for sharing Rick!
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by taphangum 6y ago
Please do share!
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by taphangum 6y ago
Came here to say this. It could be summarized simply as: decrease options, increase option depth. Apple does this very well with its products. From the 'unboxing' experience, down to the dashboard UI's and functions. Every co
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by taphangum 6y ago
I would highly recommend reading the article for a fuller picture behind this idea. But if you want a shorter primer, you can check out this one that gives a short summary of this concept: https://planflow.dev/blog/ux-p
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by taphangum 6y ago
Diagramming. I'm serious. The more I (as a developer trying to master design) delve into the product design space. The more I see that there is no more fundamental skill in design than that of constructing 'information architectur
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by taphangum 6y ago
A wrote a tutorial on this not too long ago: https://simpleprogrammer.com/5-principles-great-programming-...
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Why Your UX Plan Must Start with Information Architecture(planflow.dev)
2 points by taphangum 6y ago|0 comments
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The UX Reasons Why GatsbyJS Will Win Long Term(planflow.dev)
2 points by taphangum 6y ago|0 comments
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by taphangum 6y ago
I think you might be underestimating just how important speed is becoming. Not only is it now a very important ranking factor for SEO reasons. There's also going to be a point for most websites where the complexity (I'd argue that
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by taphangum 6y ago
Great work.
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by taphangum 6y ago
This is VERY interesting research. I'm in the process of testing out a new, faster way of teaching programming that uses an associative method called 'constructivism'. Instead of assuming no similar knowledge when teaching a
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by taphangum 6y ago
Great article. I guess the next question is, how does one create a way to reliably generate these kinds of "itch scratching" type queries on a regular basis? My immediate guess would be to just be building something within your ni
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Information Architecture – The Secret Cheat Code for Developers Learning Design(simpleprogrammer.com)
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by taphangum 6y ago
This is fantastic.
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by taphangum 6y ago
Start with Christopher Alexander
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by taphangum 6y ago
Have just edited the link for now. It seems that adding a closing '/' seems to fix the issue. But will look into the cause on the site. Thanks for the heads up!
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by taphangum 6y ago
It's not actually my site. I just guest posted there. But try refreshing and see if it helps.
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by taphangum 6y ago
It really is one of those "you gotta try it" things. Once you get over the small learning curve, it gets to be VERY productive. Think of it as writing CSS at a slightly higher level of abstraction. That abstraction being in not ha
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by taphangum 6y ago
This is great. But IMO, the real fundamental aspect of UX, from which all others emerge, is the law of having a great information architecture. I wrote more about this here: https://simpleprogrammer.com/information-architec
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by taphangum 6y ago
Hey thanks, yea - I wanted to make the download link clearly visible for people as well and have not yet had the chance to add it to the preview page itself. But cheers for sharing this link here!
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Show HN: A Free Gatsby.js/Tailwind Theme for Business Websites(planflow.dev)
4 points by taphangum 6y ago|2 comments
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by taphangum 6y ago
Fantastic answer! Thanks for sharing.
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by taphangum 6y ago
To paraphrase the great answer given by ' jbaudanza': Be consistent in both producing value, and in sharing it. Try to get better at both of these activities as you progress. Your 'luck surface area' [1] will, over tim
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by taphangum 6y ago
Very glad you enjoyed the post! Thank you too!
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Information Architecture – The Secret Cheat Code for Developers Learning Design(simpleprogrammer.com)
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by taphangum 6y ago
Definitely agree with this. It's something that I have actually been guilty of in the past myself.
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by taphangum 6y ago
Amazing comment, and I totally agree! I am actually one of those people who never used to like making tutorials. What changed my mind ultimately was gaining an understanding of just how impactful they could be. Good documented can indeed be
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Why Programming Tutorials Are So Hard to Understand(fromtoschool.com)
2 points by taphangum 6y ago|4 comments
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From Web Development to UI/UX Design – The Fundamentals a Developer Should Know(dev.to)
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by taphangum 6y ago
I think that what it ultimately comes down to is empathy. What determines how smooth and effective a line of communication is. Why most people tend to feel 'exhausted' when communicating synchronously online is that it's usua

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