On Wed, 1 Oct 2014 21:40:10 -0700 (PDT) Len Ovens <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Oct 2014, Paul Davis wrote: > > > Here's an interesting counterpoint or follow up point or whatever. I've > > queued it to > > start at the right time, listen till about 31:00 (or longer if you want). > > The key point > > I wanted to highlight was Gerhard's point about saying "No" to user > > requests. But, being > > Gerhard, he has other interesting points to make as well. > > > > src="//www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x26axz5?start=1530" > > allowfullscreen></iframe><br > > An interesting chat. In his case the reasons for saying no to user > requests might be different, though not by much. > > I also realize maybe I am taking the original question off of what it was > asking. The original talk was about something that is perhaps not > understandable in the context of creation rather consuming. Many of the > newer DEs are frustrating for developers (not just SW development), but > developers even though there are many, are a very small percentage of > computer users. Most are consumers, games and browsing are almost all that > happens. From that POV win8, unity, gnome3, OSx, Android, etc. all make > sense. From a developers POV (POV meaning personal use), they don't. > Someone who is creating music, video or graphics is a developer and their > needs are not the same as the consumer. Once that difference is pushed > out of the way and one looks at the user experience from a developer's POV > the "experience" that is expected is different but it is still there. <snip> I found myself nodding all the way through this! Also, it seems that as time goes by a lot of people are using steadily more powerful equipment to actually do less! Whether this is what they want to do or whether it's what the interface *allows* them to do is a moot point. As someone who tries to get the most out of anything I use, I find most commercial software extremely frustrating in the way it strait-jackets users. I think this also blocks curiosity and maybe stops more youngsters joining the creative communities. I think this relates back to the topic as in who's experience should lead the design? -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
