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Re:Speed Is the Killer Feature by N1H1L on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @02:03PM (#26319018)
I think both you and Brad are right in some way.

The KILLER feature is the total time to do something that the user intends to do.

If you have a very fast OS, but bad UX then the rate-limiting step is the UX, not the OS. And the converse is also true.

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Re:Speed Is the Killer Feature by Spivak on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @02:24PM (#26319265)
Your apps UX is the language your users must learn and speak to convey their intent to software.

Having an expressive vocabulary and complex grammar is great for saying a lot quickly if they’re fluent but painfully slow for anyone who isn’t.

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Re:Speed Is the Killer Feature by jandrese on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @03:59PM (#26320639)
IMHO it was more a problem of common functions being buried 5 menus deep in a sluggish UI.
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