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Gerrit Usability Complaints by thcipriani

Learning curveGerrit is really easy to use (easier than GitHub PRs!), but most new users seem to have a hard time grasping the basic concepts of how branches and stacked changes are used with Gerrit, especially if they haven’t been previously exposed to a “flat” and disciplined LKML-style development workflow and are used to cascading…

ByHackTechJune 3, 20220Comments

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Chrome’s Usability Crime by burgerguyg

Maybe you’ve noticed the tab search feature on Chrome (see image). It’s that down arrow. For YEARS, the leftmost icon in that group was “minimize.” Not only did Google make the Tab Search the new leftmost icon, but they made it a down arrow. It’s really intuitive to click a down arrow to minimize the…

ByHackTechMarch 23, 20220Comments

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First Rule of Usability? Don’t Listen to Users (2001) by ciccionamente

In past years, the greatest usability barrier was the preponderance of cool design. Most projects were ruled by usability opponents who preferred complexity over simplicity. As a result, billions of dollars were wasted on flashy designs that were difficult to use. One of the main advantages of the “dot-bomb” downturn is that cool design has…

ByHackTechJanuary 30, 20220Comments

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