Dave Drum wrote to Sean Dennis <=-
We had a bit of discussion on Cobol and Fortran at my computer guys
(and girls) get-together last night. The only one of us still working
with 'puters has his current position because he can maintain the code
in a State of Illinois mainframe used to run most of his agency. Bv)=
Me, I sell car parts at AutoZone amd cuss the kiddies at the home
office who constantly futz with the OS (in Linux) the we use on the terminals at the counter. I really hate it when I try to access
something that used to was easy to get to and has been buried under
layers of menus and steps. Or hidden entirely and must be accessed by opening another program - like the catalogs for lawnmowers/garden
tractors aor ATVs and motorcycles/scooters or the Heavy Truck stuff.
Unfortunately, a lot of programmers have very odd ideas about UI/UX (user eXperience) stuff. I've seen the UI at AZ before. IMNSHO, it's overly complicated.
Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-
We had a bit of discussion on Cobol and Fortran at my computer guys
(and girls) get-together last night. The only one of us still working
with 'puters has his current position because he can maintain the code
in a State of Illinois mainframe used to run most of his agency. Bv)=
Job security is a good thing.
Me, I sell car parts at AutoZone amd cuss the kiddies at the home
office who constantly futz with the OS (in Linux) the we use on the terminals at the counter. I really hate it when I try to access
something that used to was easy to get to and has been buried under
layers of menus and steps. Or hidden entirely and must be accessed by opening another program - like the catalogs for lawnmowers/garden
tractors aor ATVs and motorcycles/scooters or the Heavy Truck stuff.
Unfortunately, a lot of programmers have very odd ideas about UI/UX
(user eXperience) stuff. I've seen the UI at AZ before. IMNSHO, it's overly complicated.
In my personal opinion the programmers should be required to work in a retail store for a year (optimistically) using the software before they are allowed to modify the look and feel.
Candy Cane wrote to Dave Drum <=-
In my personal opinion the programmers should be required to work in a retail store for a year (optimistically) using the software before they are allowed to modify the look and feel.
Yea, or having them mock-use it to see how cumbersome it is?
Oddly, they have set-up, at the headquarters complex a fully stocked demo-store where they try out parts placement before they issue a new plan-o-gram to all 7K+ stores. And the occasional faux-pas still gets published. And is corrected later.
Candy Cane wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Oddly, they have set-up, at the headquarters complex a fully stocked demo-store where they try out parts placement before they issue a new plan-o-gram to all 7K+ stores. And the occasional faux-pas still gets published. And is corrected later.
Oh that sounds cool. Do you use real food?
Probably because when they see the prices they are paying for their car parts - all appetite disappears. Bv)=
Me, I sell car parts at AutoZone amd cuss the kiddies at the home office who constantly futz with the OS (in Linux) the we use on the terminals at the counter. I really hate it when I try to access
In my personal opinion the programmers should be required to work in a retail store for a year (optimistically) using the software before they
Steve Wolf wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Me, I sell car parts at AutoZone amd cuss the kiddies at the home office who constantly futz with the OS (in Linux) the we use on the terminals at the counter. I really hate it when I try to access
In my personal opinion the programmers should be required to work in a retail store for a year (optimistically) using the software before they
Yeah, I agree. NAPA had the same type of System. Categories were a nightmare. Oil filters came under Tuneups and that sort of
thing.
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