Comments for Uncommon Sense (for Software) http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com Craig Fitzpatrick's thoughts Wed, 05 May 2010 00:01:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Podcast #1: Coloring Outside the Lines with WordPress, Thesis, Firebug, HTML & CSS. by Jared http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2009/06/podcast-1-coloring-outside-the-lines-with-wordpress-thesis-firebug-html-css#comment-4 Jared Wed, 05 May 2010 00:01:33 +0000 http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/http:/www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2009/%month%/podcast-1-coloring-outside-the-lines-with-wordpress-thesis-firebug-html-css#comment-4 Great first podcast man. Great first podcast man.

]]> Comment on Use Reverse Engineering to Your Advantage by Acai Optimum http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2006/09/use_reverse_eng#comment-49 Acai Optimum Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:08:41 +0000 http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/http:/www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2006/%month%/use_reverse_eng#comment-49 thanks so much for yet another great post... always educative... keep it up anyways thanks so much for yet another great post… always educative… keep it up anyways

]]> Comment on Was your product “assembled” or “carved”? by soapstone http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2008/01/was-your-produc#comment-20 soapstone Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:33:09 +0000 http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/http:/www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2008/%month%/was-your-produc#comment-20 Those are some great comparisons. I always like "carved" products over "assembled". Those are some great comparisons. I always like “carved” products over “assembled”.

]]> Comment on Podcast #1: Coloring Outside the Lines with WordPress, Thesis, Firebug, HTML & CSS. by Sadie http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2009/06/podcast-1-coloring-outside-the-lines-with-wordpress-thesis-firebug-html-css#comment-3 Sadie Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:14:14 +0000 http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/http:/www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2009/%month%/podcast-1-coloring-outside-the-lines-with-wordpress-thesis-firebug-html-css#comment-3 Looks great! Looks great!

]]> Comment on Project Management Quotes by Project Management http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2006/03/project_managem#comment-55 Project Management Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:31:14 +0000 http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/http:/www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2006/%month%/project_managem#comment-55 "Hope is not a strategy." every time I hear someone say they "hope", and try to figure out how to take hope out of the equation. “Hope is not a strategy.” every time I hear someone say they “hope”, and try to figure out how to take hope out of the equation.

]]> Comment on Outsourcing Development = Giving Away Your Success by Business process outsourcing http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2006/04/outsourcing_dev#comment-54 Business process outsourcing Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:59:38 +0000 http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/http:/www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2006/%month%/outsourcing_dev#comment-54 Outsourcing is subcontracting a process, like product design or developing to a third-party company.The decision to outsource is often made in the interest of lowering cost or making better use of time and energy costs, redirecting energy directed at the competencies of a particular business, or to make more efficient use of land, labor, capital, technology and resources. Outsourcing is subcontracting a process, like product design or developing to a third-party company.The decision to outsource is often made in the interest of lowering cost or making better use of time and energy costs, redirecting energy directed at the competencies of a particular business, or to make more efficient use of land, labor, capital, technology and resources.

]]> Comment on Podcast #1: Coloring Outside the Lines with WordPress, Thesis, Firebug, HTML & CSS. by dave r. http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2009/06/podcast-1-coloring-outside-the-lines-with-wordpress-thesis-firebug-html-css#comment-2 dave r. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:19:48 +0000 http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/http:/www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2009/%month%/podcast-1-coloring-outside-the-lines-with-wordpress-thesis-firebug-html-css#comment-2 Craig, this was awesome!! Loved it. Thank you for explaining CSS positioning so nicely! Dave Craig,
this was awesome!! Loved it. Thank you for explaining CSS positioning so nicely!
Dave

]]> Comment on The Apple of My Eye by Cheap Computers http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2006/05/the_apple_of_my#comment-52 Cheap Computers Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:17:43 +0000 http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/http:/www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2006/%month%/the_apple_of_my#comment-52 No doubt Apple is making some beautiful and nice machines No doubt Apple is making some beautiful and nice machines

]]> Comment on When A/B Testing is a) Good and b) Bad. by Justin@fire450.com http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2009/04/when-ab-testing-is-a-good-and-b-bad#comment-5 Justin@fire450.com Wed, 13 May 2009 03:52:00 +0000 http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/http:/www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2009/%month%/when-ab-testing-is-a-good-and-b-bad#comment-5 I agree with the points you make in this post. Determining the effectiveness of design tweaks that affect usability or the acceptance by users of larger features is better served by more formal usability testing methods where feedback can be more effectively user to improve the design. I think A/B testing has more relevance areas that are more to do with "marketing" objectives such as trying out the effectiveness of a sign up process or click through rate on an advertisement. I agree with the points you make in this post. Determining the effectiveness of design tweaks that affect usability or the acceptance by users of larger features is better served by more formal usability testing methods where feedback can be more effectively user to improve the design. I think A/B testing has more relevance areas that are more to do with “marketing” objectives such as trying out the effectiveness of a sign up process or click through rate on an advertisement.

]]> Comment on A Scientific Perspective on Form vs. Function by Nick Desbarats http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2009/04/a-scientific-perspective-on-form-vs-function#comment-6 Nick Desbarats Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:19:24 +0000 http://www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/http:/www.uncommonsenseforsoftware.com/2009/%month%/a-scientific-perspective-on-form-vs-function#comment-6 Thanks Craig -great read. The most compelling business argument for good design is, I believe, this little nugget: <i>Attention to design details implies that the same care and attention has been spent on the other (less visible) parts of the product—which implies that this is a trustworthy product.</i> In a world where people decide if they want to use a site/app in 10 seconds or less, good design is make or break. Thanks Craig -great read. The most compelling business argument for good design is, I believe, this little nugget:
Attention to design details implies that the same care and attention has been spent on the other (less visible) parts of the product—which implies that this is a trustworthy product.
In a world where people decide if they want to use a site/app in 10 seconds or less, good design is make or break.

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