2 Apr
2006
2 Apr
'06
11:02 p.m.
Robert Jonsson wrote:
I think we're all 100% serious here :-)
(just in case you don't know about vi - it's an editor with interface
that is an absolute heaven if you know how to use it but a total hell
for any novice, I mentioned it as an example of an interface done by
programmers for programmers)
erik
On Saturday 01 Apr 2006 23:16, Christoph Eckert
wrote:
>>> I agree with you that programmers are terrible at interface design.
>> what are you talking about! one look at vi proves otherwise :-)
> well, the vi-team surely includes a usability expert ;-) .
>
> vi really is simple to use; the user only needs to learn some simple
> commands:
>
> x
> i
> ESC
>
> :wq
or shift-z-z (much faster)
and last bur
not least
:q!
I get a feeling there's supposed to be some irony here, but I don't know what
it is.