A List Apart: Articles: In Defense of Eye Candy
april 2009 by uggedal
he most direct way to influence a decision or perception is through the emotions
design
usability
interface
ui
psychology
art
beauty
visual
aesthetics
eyecandy
branding
emotion
april 2009 by uggedal
Contrast | The Blog | Make it meaningful
march 2009 by uggedal
This diagram emphasises that products can be beautiful & usable but still lacking in meaning.
usability
development
focus
march 2009 by uggedal
On Git's lack of respect for immutability and the Best Practices for a DVCS
february 2009 by uggedal
I think "git add --p" is "really cool", but it doesn't qualify as a "best practice". It allows the developer to commit code they have never seen. Yes, that commit happens in a private instance of the repo, but that code is eligible to be pushed into another instance.
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usability
dvcs
continuos
integration
breakage
immutabilitty
february 2009 by uggedal
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