On Wed, 2006-03-29 at 23:10 +0200, Christoph Eckert wrote:
Computers
count from zero. Always have, always will.
yes, of course, I know.
But it is possible to hide this in user interfaces. IMHO the machines
have to serve the humans, not the other way around.
How many mails are you reading right now, 0 or 1 ;-) ?
Well, 1. But an array of size 1 has only one element - array[0] ;-)
<rant>
I agree with you that programmers are terrible at interface design.
It's the main reason I refuse to get a cell phone, because I have yet to
see one that shows any sign of having been through a usability program.
I can pick up a random cell phone and usually find a jaw-dropping,
laugh-out-loud usability bug within a minute (most often a screen with
no obvious way to get out). It's as if they just have the coders design
the interface.
I am looking forward to the Apple iPhone...
</rant>
Lee