Re:The best interface is no interface
by slavik81 on Tuesday March 17, 2015 @08:07PM
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Consider a door with a handicap button. The interface is: press button, door opens. Now consider a door with a motion sensor, the new interface is: walk towards door, door opens.
This is basically an example of eliminating an interface. You rarely think about these interfaces because they just do the right thing. Many very simple operations have interfaces, and you can sometimes streamline or remove those interfaces using simple mechanisms.
Re:The best interface is no interface
by digi_owl on Wednesday March 18, 2015 @01:25PM
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Adn then the sensor fails or similar, and we need some other way to open and close. Never mind some way to prop it open in case something larger needs to go through.
This is basically an example of eliminating an interface. You rarely think about these interfaces because they just do the right thing. Many very simple operations have interfaces, and you can sometimes streamline or remove those interfaces using simple mechanisms.