“feature complexity — scope — is always the cost multiplier, not user experience. There aren’t debates about experience or how far to take it. The user experience simply has to be up to base standard in order to ship, no matter how trimmed down the feature is.” I agree 100% – without a consistent experience, you can’t trust the results gleaned from your minimum viable product.
Archives for August 2011
Re-tabulate
A great breakdown on how to switch the order that the content and navigation is displayed based on the browser size, using CSS. A key component to truly responsive Web sites and apps.
An open letter to speakers
FlexSlider
A “fully responsive jQuery slider plugin.” via @adammccombs
Warren Buffett on Tax Breaks
for those making more than $1 million — there were 236,883 such households in 2009 — I would raise rates immediately on taxable income in excess of $1 million, including, of course, dividends and capital gains. And for those who make $10 million or more — there were 8,274 in 2009 — I would suggest an additional increase in rate.
My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress. It’s time for our government to get serious about shared sacrifice.
Warren E. Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
His full editorial, Stop Coddling the Super-Rich, is an excellent breakdown of the current state of tax breaks for the ultra-rich.
(Agile 2011) Lean UX: Getting Out of the Deliverables Business
Most up to date version of the Lean UX deck created for Agile 2011. Covers how to focus on creating experiences instead of documents.