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When Good Interfaces Go Crufty

Posted by timothy on from the skin-deep-is-an-important-depth dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A good article over at mpt on why good interfaces go crufty." A nice read before or after a visit to the Interface Hall of Shame.

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  1. No exit command? by z_gringo · · Score: 2, Redundant

    He goes on in point 2 to complain about the quit or exit commands in the problems, explaining that they are there because in the beginning, Operating systems didn't multitask.

    He says "We have the technology. So why do we still punish people by including "Quit" or "Exit" menu items in programs? Cruft."

    What is he trying to say? That once a program is running, it should run forever? Why shouldn't I be able to close Netscape when I'm done? How is this Cruft?

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