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A '''bad user interface''' is one that makes implementation easier, not the user's experience easier. Most good programmers doing their best to design a user interface will produce a very '''bad user interface'''. User interfaces should never be designed by programmers - one of the major [[problems | A '''bad user interface''' is one that makes implementation easier, not the user's experience easier. Most good programmers doing their best to design a user interface will produce a very '''bad user interface'''. User interfaces should never be designed by programmers - one of the major [[problems of free software and open source models]] is that programmers do what they themselves want, not what the end users want. This is just another example of overtrust in one's own judgement, [[systemic bias]] and [[groupthink]] leading to bad decisions. For example [[User:Juxo]] writes: | ||
:"I really want a separate Opinion Wiki simply because we can aggregate data (votes on campaigns etc.) via SQL queries so we don't need to mess up MediaWiki " | :"I really want a separate Opinion Wiki simply because we can aggregate data (votes on campaigns etc.) via SQL queries so we don't need to mess up MediaWiki " | ||