The beauty of finished software
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The beauty of finished software
75% of the actions someone takes in Word fall into basic categories like formatting and file management. We focused our features on those areas so every user could benefit from them. When we examined how features actually get used, we also saw some that aren't used by as many people but for those who do use them, they use them a lot. That told us t
... See moreMartina Lauchengco • Loved: How to Rethink Marketing for Tech Products (Silicon Valley Product Group)
It's easier than ever to build version 0.1, and takes more time to connect with everything that's going to get it to 1.0 status.
Byrne Hobart • Software is the new Hardware
Take the humble “document” as an example. For decades, document editing programs like word processors effectively emulated a printed sheet of paper, onto which the user typed with an emulated typewriter. Other software tools like spreadsheets did better, managing to escape complete skeuomorphism in favor of an infinite canvas. Notion is another goo... See more
Linus Lee • How we create | linus.coffee
when you get software right, something magical happens: You don’t need hordes of programmers to keep it working. You don’t need massive requirements documents and huge issue tracking systems.