I have to admit I fell for the link. I was actually upset and thought "Wow this guy really screwed up, why use a link for nothing?" But then I returned and read on, and was taken by joyful surprise at how well the example worked. Used experience is certainly a difficult task! Finding issues is one thing, but coming up with a better solution is where people tend to struggle the most.
I agree - as a developer I've learned that if you point out how bad code is, it's complaining. If you figure out what you would do differently, it's not only constructive but a learning experience.
When it comes to UX in particular I've encouraged coworkers to share anything like this that looks wrong along with a how it could be improved. It promotes awareness of UX. I wrote a whole blog post on it but noticed yesterday that half of it had disappeared so I deleted it. (An article about UX with half the article missing - not good.)
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I have to admit I fell for the link. I was actually upset and thought "Wow this guy really screwed up, why use a link for nothing?" But then I returned and read on, and was taken by joyful surprise at how well the example worked. Used experience is certainly a difficult task! Finding issues is one thing, but coming up with a better solution is where people tend to struggle the most.
I agree - as a developer I've learned that if you point out how bad code is, it's complaining. If you figure out what you would do differently, it's not only constructive but a learning experience.
When it comes to UX in particular I've encouraged coworkers to share anything like this that looks wrong along with a how it could be improved. It promotes awareness of UX. I wrote a whole blog post on it but noticed yesterday that half of it had disappeared so I deleted it. (An article about UX with half the article missing - not good.)