I attended SAIT in Calgary, AB Canada. I have taken an Human Computer Interaction (HCI) class. Most people thought this class was stupid and common sense, but really it isn't. There is a lot of very useful concepts that get racked/driven/forced into your head, but when I program now and write code, I don't break the rules. I know it confuses end-users and frustrates the hell out on them. If users get frustrated with my software, they will not use my software, thereby I don't make money.
$$$$:)
Software programmers spend too much time learning code and not enough time learning Human Computer Interaction concepts. I want to code all the time myself, but when that happens I revert to planning as I try to think of the user. They are the ones that must suffer with the system.
The system makes complete sense to you, because you have developed it and understand the logical model. Developers must make it easy for the user to develop their own logical model of the system and give the user "locus of control"; which means they believe they are in control! Ya trick 'em, it is so easy to do.
I'm a second year Computer Technology student at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) in Calgary,AB. Last week, our email service was out for over 4 days. Yes, FOUR days. I have numerous other email accounts forwarded to my account at school and was unable to respond to a job offering because of the Exchange servers crash.
On the other side of the coin. A guy I know at the U of Alberta claims he has been able to access his email every day in the last five years. U of Alberta runs UNIX. Ok, so I admit Edmonton has one better quality.:)
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I attended SAIT in Calgary, AB Canada. I have taken an Human Computer Interaction (HCI) class. Most people thought this class was stupid and common sense, but really it isn't. There is a lot of very useful concepts that get racked/driven/forced into your head, but when I program now and write code, I don't break the rules. I know it confuses end-users and frustrates the hell out on them. If users get frustrated with my software, they will not use my software, thereby I don't make money. $$$$ :)
Software programmers spend too much time learning code and not enough time learning Human Computer Interaction concepts. I want to code all the time myself, but when that happens I revert to planning as I try to think of the user. They are the ones that must suffer with the system.
The system makes complete sense to you, because you have developed it and understand the logical model. Developers must make it easy for the user to develop their own logical model of the system and give the user "locus of control"; which means they believe they are in control! Ya trick 'em, it is so easy to do.
I'm a second year Computer Technology student at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) in Calgary,AB. Last week, our email service was out for over 4 days. Yes, FOUR days. I have numerous other email accounts forwarded to my account at school and was unable to respond to a job offering because of the Exchange servers crash. On the other side of the coin. A guy I know at the U of Alberta claims he has been able to access his email every day in the last five years. U of Alberta runs UNIX. Ok, so I admit Edmonton has one better quality. :)