Most interesting talk. Many thanks for the link. Peter
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 11:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT? Opinion article on software design being "deliberately unfriendly" On Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:21:47 -0500, John Gilmore wrote: >Shmuel characterizes my notion that there is an ineluctable conflict >between power andease of use as "a copout". > >I wish it were; but here the microsoft view that choices are the enemy >is often correct. > >Users do not ordinarily know "what they want to do" in any >constructive sense. They have global ease-of-use and performance >goals, functional objectives. They seldom have even a vague notion >what processing strategies are in use and what effects the >parameterizations/choices available to them will have on performance >or resource use. > ... http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice.html -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
