Simplicity – Part 2

I recently blogged about “Elegant Simplicity” and dumped a bunch of ideas related to simplicity in a stream-of-consciousness brainstorming format. I wanted to revisit some of the ideas that I listed, particularly the software design concept of “wizards”. I’ve built software for many years now and the first wizards I can remember came in the … Read more

Simplicity – Part 1

What does “Elegant Simplicity” really mean with respect to software design? I have been talking and thinking about making our software “simple” for a long time. One thing that I have figured out for sure is that it is HARD to make things SIMPLE! Consider the following stream-o-consciousness brainstorming exercise I did on the concept … Read more