tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714530.post1336206345509738593..comments2023-12-20T14:46:32.704+00:00Comments on less code, more software: How do you make toast?Jon Jaggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11560463167349216675noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714530.post-37468500250886066412011-05-25T18:15:12.633+00:002011-05-25T18:15:12.633+00:00All metaphors break down somewhere of course. I wo...All metaphors break down somewhere of course. I would argue it's only possible to be (relatively) sure of perfect toast if you've used the toaster before...Jon Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560463167349216675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714530.post-79405362679054872572011-05-25T12:29:01.674+00:002011-05-25T12:29:01.674+00:00Ahh.
Of course that metaphor breaks down pretty q...Ahh. <br />Of course that metaphor breaks down pretty quickly when you point out that, given the right settings, it is possible to make perfect toast in one iteration in the same time it took you to perform the two iterations.<br /><br />;-)Phil Nashhttp://www.levelofindirection.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714530.post-69726646078548802052011-05-25T07:26:14.741+00:002011-05-25T07:26:14.741+00:00Hi Phil,
I deliberately left it open. But you'...Hi Phil,<br />I deliberately left it open. But you're right - there was a metaphor I had in mind: the difference between trying to do a job all in one go vs doing it in small repeated steps.Jon Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560463167349216675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714530.post-82985921501389871672011-05-24T08:16:54.531+00:002011-05-24T08:16:54.531+00:00I'm sure there's a point or metaphor you h...I'm sure there's a point or metaphor you had in mind here. Whether you did or not it's open enough for a number of readings.<br /><br />My take away from this is that the more flexibility you put into a user interface, the more disinterested, uncaring, end-users will use it badly and give you a bad name.<br /><br />If only Apple made toasters.Phil Nashhttp://www.levelofindirection.comnoreply@blogger.com