A cute article by Joel Spolsky on usability.
Usability in One Easy Step (First Draft) – Joel on Software
Something is usable if it behaves exactly as expected.
A cute article by Joel Spolsky on usability.
Usability in One Easy Step (First Draft) – Joel on Software
Something is usable if it behaves exactly as expected.
Cute, but not well thought out. What if the users are different and have different expectations? What if, as happens in so many cases, there are no expectations? A disection of where Joel goes wrong can be found at http://blogs.pathf.com/uxd/2006/03/notsoreat_expec.html