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Re:Graphics for JVM by breakfastduck on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @08:36AM (#25123540)
The people who care about "looks good" are also usually decision makers and funders, so yes, it does matter - regardless of your opinion on whether it should or shouldn't.
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Re:Graphics for JVM by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @09:15AM (#25123937)
If we're talking about appeasing the bullshit gods, sure, there might be something to that but my experience is that they talk about "looks good" a lot but when push comes to shove they'd rather have something that works.

Case in point: people still use Windows, and I've never had anyone tell me it's because it looks good.

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Re:Graphics for JVM by breakfastduck on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @12:20PM (#25126429)
Certainly a good counterpoint! Now that I think of it, I've never heard a single person tell me they use Windows because of good looking UI!

Unfortunately the bullshit gods usually have more influence than should be allowed. But making something 'look good' in a sprint demo where the CEO is present potentially releases a lot of pressure and gives the team more time to build something that works.

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