http://paulmwatson.com/journal/2006/09/19/making-you-think/ The journal of Paul M. Watson Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:50:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta1 hourly 1 http://paulmwatson.com/journal/2006/09/19/making-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-1640 Life is grand » User interface design for programmers Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:19:57 +0000 http://paulmwatson.com/journal/2006/09/19/making-you-think/#comment-1640 [...] User Interface Design for Programmers by Joel Spolsky is a worthwhile read though there are better books on the subject out there (e.g. Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug (which Joel recommends too.)) The information is good though I find Joel’s tone to be grating. This is the same Joel of Joel on Software fame and as I have said before the man has good things to say but says them in the most awful ways. Arrogant is the main word that comes to mind. Steve Krug in comparison respects users and avoids calling them morons at every turn. [...] [...] User Interface Design for Programmers by Joel Spolsky is a worthwhile read though there are better books on the subject out there (e.g. Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug (which Joel recommends too.)) The information is good though I find Joel’s tone to be grating. This is the same Joel of Joel on Software fame and as I have said before the man has good things to say but says them in the most awful ways. Arrogant is the main word that comes to mind. Steve Krug in comparison respects users and avoids calling them morons at every turn. [...]

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