Law "blind spots" Developer
Author: Yuri Smirnov . Topic: intelligent software . Posted: 01.03.2010, 22:39.
Times faced with the action of a "law" blind spot "Developer". Articulate it this way: "If a programmer or engineer interacts with their product exclusively as its tester, and not as an ordinary user - some users of any versions of the product will always be deprived of the necessary functions and the most convenient access to existing functions. The action of "blind spot" is supported by the fact that ordinary users is difficult to understand their unmet needs and / or to formulate them in a language professionals. "
Whenever you something is missing or you find something annoying in the computer program, gadget, consumer electronics - know this: the developer himself this function does not use. He is her only "tests". 
Add to the above: the developers who allow themselves to get into deep skin Users probably will not have time to "proficiency testing". Therefore, they are dismissed even before they have time to make the product beneficial changes irreversible.
Hence the recommendation to companies that wish to create "ideal" consumer products without having to CEO Steve Jobs. At least once a month (or better - in a week) to submit their development "in the field" (anywhere, just to away from the office). On one condition: that they are in this day tried to resolve their personal problems with product being developed.
With regard to the practical example of the Law, then I had once mentioned about the screaming shortcomings "professional audio recorders. And soon going to share their proposals with the developers of electronic bukriderov for professionals.
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Another well-known example - Internet Explorer version 7.0: it is confident that its developers have used for personal use competitors' products
Yuri, it seems that you have purchased the last child of a comrade Jobs. Did Tablet hybrid cell with a laptop already has us in Minsk?
In my opinion, no.
I almost had tried to find bukrider for work, and I knew that at this stage, these devices are for use ... not so much impossible (for work sometimes amiss and a piece of newsprint) - but very inconvenient.
By the way, the author of "Computer newspaper cites 10 examples where developers have removed the desired user function: "Where features go?" . At least some of these examples can be explained by the blind spot of the developer.