Re:The Cool Cam (2007)
by sgift on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @08:18AM
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From a users point of view the UI is the software. To people who program for a living this may seem ridiculous: The UI doesn't do anything without the code. But to the user it's the opposite. The UI does the work, everything else doesn't even exist.
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Re:The Cool Cam (2007)
by brogrammer_1 on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @09:43AM
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Exactly. The corollary is you demo a pretty UI with no backend and then have to watch the crushing disappointment when you say it can't be shipped tomorrow and you need another 6 months to build something behind it.
Ouch, yes. I have been on both sides of both situations, and it just underscores the true value of a good dev team, and management who understand the process, both internal and external. I would say the management is arguably more important than raw dev talent, as managing expectations is paramount to all other output in most business.