Re:Ask HN: What's a Non-Programmer to do?
by iamelgringo on Sunday August 23, 2009 @02:53AM
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Usability has been (pardon my French) a bitch. I thought I had a great UI eye when we first started.
Usability is really hard to get right. And, companies like Apple spend a lot of money on usability and design. So, don't feel bad that it's hard.
I'd suggest letting Mechanical Turkers find usability problems for you. When I launched my social news site (now defunct), I asked Turkers to use my site, and post a comment if anything was confusing or could be streamlined. They gave me a lot of great feedback for $0.10 a piece. Turkers are surprisingly well educated and tech savvy. I use the service every time I can.
Usability is really hard to get right. And, companies like Apple spend a lot of money on usability and design. So, don't feel bad that it's hard.
I'd suggest letting Mechanical Turkers find usability problems for you. When I launched my social news site (now defunct), I asked Turkers to use my site, and post a comment if anything was confusing or could be streamlined. They gave me a lot of great feedback for $0.10 a piece. Turkers are surprisingly well educated and tech savvy. I use the service every time I can.