Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf]

Re:Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf] by vagrantJin on Saturday April 03, 2021 @04:07PM (#26684295)

> Apple itself has also made excellent software (I'm a longtime macOS user),

Then how would you know how good or bad Apples software UI/UX is if you have only one frame of reference? It's good or bad compared to what?

I don't think you can easily make that claim.

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Re:Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf] by linguae on Saturday April 03, 2021 @04:25PM (#26684420)

I’m not exclusively a Mac user. In the past 30 years I’ve also used MS-DOS, every version of Windows since 95 (except for Me and server-based versions like 2003 and 2008), various Linux desktops, Android, ChromeOS, and iOS. I’ve even played around with NeXTstep, Haiku, Pharo, and Plan 9.

The classic Mac OS and pre-Big Sur macOS were the best environments I’ve used from a UI/UX perspective, with Windows 95/98/NT/2000 being worthy runners up.

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Re:Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf] by vagrantJin on Sunday April 04, 2021 @01:02PM (#26691063)

This answer is how you should preface your argument. Gives people like me context. Saying Im long time mac user in a vacuum misleads small minds like mine

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Re:Why Software Jewels Are Rare (1996) [pdf] by neolog on Saturday April 03, 2021 @04:57PM (#26684668)

How's Pharo in practice? It seems really cool in demos.

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