Usable Software Design
How UX techniques can be applied to software design to develop software better (given that the developer is the user of software design).
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This book talks about combining UX techniques with software design techniques to obtain design qualities similar to those of usability.
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Contents
Table of Contents
2 Minute Introduction
The Key Questions
Why Usable Software Design?
Ergonomics, User-Centric Design, Usability
What Is Usable Software Design?
When is Usable Software Design appropriate?
What Other Known Practices Connect With Usable Software Design?
Lean Software Development And XP
UX and Usability
SoCraTes UK, XP and Software Craftsmanship
General Design Principles
A Coherent Idea From A Mix Of Sources
How To Start With Usable Software Design
Change your mindset
But The Developers Built That Design!!!
Understand The Developers
User Interviews
Personas
Define and Refine The User Flows
Team Agreement
Feedback
Continuous Conversation
Run Usability Tests
What We Learned Exploring Usable Software Design
Most Design Principles Are Valid - In The Right Context
Code Navigability
Navigability Smells
Design for Navigability
Consistency
Design Elements
Examples of Design Elements
What If We Find A Use Case That Doesn’t Match?
A Management Perspective
Economic Benefits
Increased Productivity on Typical Tasks
Faster Integration of A New Developer In The Team
Increased Motivation
Open Questions
Who should take care about the usability of software design?
Acknowledgments
Contributors
About the Contributors
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