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Re:Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower tha... by marcinzm on Thursday December 19, 2019 @09:50AM (#21835329)
>a lot of what we consider to be unstructured interfaces are actually structured

But only IF you know the structure otherwise it's effectively unstructured. The issue with structured interfaces is that the barrier to entry is high and the discoverability of how to do things is low. That works if you are able to force people to use it but fails when you depend on people organically wanting to join.

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Re:Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower tha... by thrower123 on Thursday December 19, 2019 @09:57AM (#21835390)
Also, they are very fragile in a move-fast-break-things world. If you are going to be structured, and have people depend on your structure, then you have to commit to it and support that structure. Sometimes for far, far longer than you ever expected.
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