Articles
On design
- Because nothing is happening on the screen
- The conspiracy against user-friendly software
- Beware of the usability Stockholm syndrome
- Links here, there, and everywhere
- Why your website does more harm than good
- Elements of people-friendly shopping carts
- How not to lose a customer in your e-commerce website
- Think beyond usability, accessibility, and web standards
- No contents No visitors
- Stop opening links in a new window
- Sacrifice flexibility for usability
- Why I do not use Frontpage
Usability testing reports
- World Usability Day 2006 (Philippines)
Download presentation (PDF, 5.85 MB) - World Usability Day 2005 (Philippines)
Download presentation (PDF, 2.55 MB) - ADB Compliance Review Panel
Download report (PDF, 799 KB) - Your One Stop Shopping Network
Download report (PDF, 1.1 MB)
On software
- Writing code on paper is good for your brain
- I hope the software works
- YourSoftware 1.0 is an experiment
- Writing requires more brainpower than coding
- Interruption is your enemy
- In defense of bloatware
- The IT and Marketing boxing match
- Are certifications really useful?
- Have faith and be realistic
- To all new programmers
These are not essays but just a collection of bits I gathered from the Internet.
- What the software development experts say
- Software development by the numbers
- Classic books on developing software
On Ruby on Rails
- Why you should start learning Ruby on Rails
- Layout tips using Ruby on Rails
- Flexible page layouts using Ruby on Rails
