Comment on Software is evolving backwards

RagingSnarkasm@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• phutatorius@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That would make sense if evolution had a direction. But evolution can favor less complexity just as well as more: it depends on the selective pressures it’s under. “Fittest” is not necessarily “best.”

  This applies metaphorically to marketed products as well as literally to biologiccal systems. It’s not inevitable that the marketplace will deliver progress. You might never get that invisible handjob.

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  • deaf_fish@midwest.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No devolving makes sense. The natural pressures are causing the user interface to be worse.

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• tresspass@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I prefer “enshitification”

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• JustARaccoon@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s a reference to “it is evolving, just backwards”

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• rottingleaf@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Evolving backwards would be returning to ergonomic UIs with clear HIG being followed, having a scriptable variant for every class of applications, and any piece of software, OS UI included, not acting as an advert. Contrasts and colors and bright pictures are not what I need to see while working. It’s as if your screwdriver was built in the form of an alien fish dildo, and had a chain of ringing bells. Why is this bullshit considered normal and usual with computer interfaces, I dunno.

  And a company’s website is its interface to the world, for the user. Not its advert. They’ve already seen the advert or don’t need it if they are on that website! They want to actually use it.

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  • phutatorius@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    an alien fish dildo

    That sounds intriguing.

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    • rottingleaf@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Don’t forget the spikes.

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  • Pirate@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think you’ll find that, sadly, nobody is worse for HIG than software engineers, especially Linux aficionados.

    They like their design as unpalatable and shit-lookalike as possible.

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    • rottingleaf@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I won’t. I see what designers do that looks nice if you only look at it like at a nice pic. Software engineers at least intend to use what they make.

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      • Pirate@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah… That explains the user experience Windows offers versus Mac.

        Anybody who’s being honest will say Mac is nicer to use, especially non-tech people. Only nerds prefer the Windows design language over Windows.

        Let’s face it: if Macs could run game as well as windows, Microsoft would go bankrupt tomorrow.

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• GreenKnight23@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  the irony is that title was probably AI generated.

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  • tonytins@pawb.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    He admitted that he had to use AI a little bit after a somewhat broken finger.

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    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Doubt. If I can type with one hand while chatting with those hot women in my area, this guy can type with nine fingers.

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    • TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      What? He kinda broke a finger and then suddenly needed to use AI? His one bad finger prevented him using the other 9? He couldn’t speech-to-text it?

      Or did AI break his finger to get him to make the video?!

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      • tonytins@pawb.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        There is a video for you to watch to get the context.

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