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Re:IBM will offer free COBOL training by hindsightbias on Saturday April 11, 2020 @01:48PM (#22842965)
At some point in the web, ergonomic went from something that meant all form and minimal viable function. Efficiency just isn’t a real noun in the UX/UI vocabulary when it somes to complex entry.

30 years ago, those of us on green screens at Big Org knew more shortcuts than any emacs user. Now whenever I have to use a “modern” CRM it’s the most anti-productive aspect of my job.

Re:IBM will offer free COBOL training by vbezhenar on Saturday April 11, 2020 @08:08PM (#22845128)
Web UI optimized for user who can close page any time if he does not like anything. You have 100 competitors and user can flee to anyone of them.

Enterprise UI optimized for speed of trained personnel. They can't close page if they don't like it, they are paid for work.

It's completely different situations and when someone mixes them, it leads to bad UI.