Comments on: How We Figured Out What Sucked http://www.codesimplicity.com/post/how-we-figured-out-what-sucked/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:07:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Max Kanat-Alexander http://www.codesimplicity.com/post/how-we-figured-out-what-sucked/comment-page-1/#comment-2014 Max Kanat-Alexander Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:56:39 +0000 http://www.codesimplicity.com/?p=200#comment-2014 That was pretty interesting. :-) -Max That was pretty interesting. :-)

-Max

]]> By: Ape http://www.codesimplicity.com/post/how-we-figured-out-what-sucked/comment-page-1/#comment-2002 Ape Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:08:32 +0000 http://www.codesimplicity.com/?p=200#comment-2002 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvzFOBAJHF8" rel="nofollow">"why software sucks"</a> A presentation that discusses literally "what suck means" “why software sucks”

A presentation that discusses literally “what suck means”

]]> By: Max Kanat-Alexander http://www.codesimplicity.com/post/how-we-figured-out-what-sucked/comment-page-1/#comment-1314 Max Kanat-Alexander Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:05:30 +0000 http://www.codesimplicity.com/?p=200#comment-1314 That's true. The problem that they're trying to solve, I think, is that Windows is just too complex. But they're attacking it at the wrong level--the complexities are fundamental, and they added all this stuff to allow you to deal with the complexities (those technical features) and now <em>removing</em> the technical features but <em>not handling the complexities</em> doesn't help anybody! :-) -Max That’s true. The problem that they’re trying to solve, I think, is that Windows is just too complex. But they’re attacking it at the wrong level–the complexities are fundamental, and they added all this stuff to allow you to deal with the complexities (those technical features) and now removing the technical features but not handling the complexities doesn’t help anybody! :-)

-Max

]]> By: Ben http://www.codesimplicity.com/post/how-we-figured-out-what-sucked/comment-page-1/#comment-1152 Ben Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:21:10 +0000 http://www.codesimplicity.com/?p=200#comment-1152 Beyond the big obvious issues, another thing that sucks that happens frequently in programs (I'm thinking Windows specifically) they often remove more and more of the technical features a person used to be able to use. Windows used to let you do all kinds of personalizing with their startup features and system tools to optimize the way the program runs. The newer versions have taken away most of what the user can manipulate, which really sucks. Don't know why they do it. Beyond the big obvious issues, another thing that sucks that happens frequently in programs (I’m thinking Windows specifically) they often remove more and more of the technical features a person used to be able to use. Windows used to let you do all kinds of personalizing with their startup features and system tools to optimize the way the program runs. The newer versions have taken away most of what the user can manipulate, which really sucks. Don’t know why they do it.

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