Comments on: Review: The Inmates are Running the Asylum http://ken.friislarsen.net/blog/2005/03/23/review-the-inmates-are-running-the-asylum/ ... but that doesn't matter, because I turn it into a sexy dance Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:41:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Martin http://ken.friislarsen.net/blog/2005/03/23/review-the-inmates-are-running-the-asylum/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Martin Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:57:02 +0000 http://ken.friislarsen.net/blog/?p=32#comment-113 <p>@Andre Bar'yudin</p> <p>By reading your comment I conclude that you especially need to read that book. You obviously didn't get the point...</p> @Andre Bar’yudin

By reading your comment I conclude that you especially need to read that book. You obviously didn’t get the point…

]]> By: Jimmy Lee http://ken.friislarsen.net/blog/2005/03/23/review-the-inmates-are-running-the-asylum/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Jimmy Lee Tue, 19 Sep 2006 23:11:16 +0000 http://ken.friislarsen.net/blog/?p=32#comment-112 <p>I read the book. Its not funny, but its definitely worth the read. The book review above states the facts of situations in the software world, but Cooper also discusses why and how this has come about. Why are software often so frustrating? Why do we even bear with software that impose so much frustration in our lives? Why despite the best intentions and efforts of the programmer, software still often turns out to be not user-friendly? What is going on in the software industry often foils attempts at the design and completion of a Good software.</p> <p>Despite his tendency to slam programmers and business executives about in this book, Cooper addresses very real problems and suggests very useful alternatives in solving these problems.</p> <p>It will make you realize about issues that you have taken for granted in technology and even in life. It talks about whats not so obvious underlying the obvious. Its not all "correct" but definitely hugely enlightening and worth paying to read(for those in the software industry).</p> I read the book. Its not funny, but its definitely worth the read. The book review above states the facts of situations in the software world, but Cooper also discusses why and how this has come about. Why are software often so frustrating? Why do we even bear with software that impose so much frustration in our lives? Why despite the best intentions and efforts of the programmer, software still often turns out to be not user-friendly? What is going on in the software industry often foils attempts at the design and completion of a Good software.

Despite his tendency to slam programmers and business executives about in this book, Cooper addresses very real problems and suggests very useful alternatives in solving these problems.

It will make you realize about issues that you have taken for granted in technology and even in life. It talks about whats not so obvious underlying the obvious. Its not all “correct” but definitely hugely enlightening and worth paying to read(for those in the software industry).

]]> By: Andre Bar'yudin http://ken.friislarsen.net/blog/2005/03/23/review-the-inmates-are-running-the-asylum/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Andre Bar'yudin Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:07:25 +0000 http://ken.friislarsen.net/blog/?p=32#comment-111 <p>Thanks for the review. It looks like it tries to express rather obvious things - the fact, that programmers and the rest of the human race are quite different has been mentioned to me by programmers and non-programmers alike too many times. Also, the fact that users prefer simple, but useful designs, is clear even to me, since from time to time I had to use software with too many buttons, not having a clue what 80% of them do.</p> <p>So, unless the style of the book is really funny, it's probably not worth reading...</p> Thanks for the review. It looks like it tries to express rather obvious things – the fact, that programmers and the rest of the human race are quite different has been mentioned to me by programmers and non-programmers alike too many times. Also, the fact that users prefer simple, but useful designs, is clear even to me, since from time to time I had to use software with too many buttons, not having a clue what 80% of them do.

So, unless the style of the book is really funny, it’s probably not worth reading…

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