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The Decline of Usability: A 2023 Update

2025-05-24

This article revisits a three-year-old rant about the failings of modern UI design. The author finds that little has improved, with contemporary interfaces abandoning time-tested usability principles for the sake of fleeting trends. Examples like unclear icons, hidden scrollbars, and inconsistent designs across applications and versions are cited as evidence of a decline in usability. The author argues for a return to fundamental design principles that prioritize efficiency, safety, and user satisfaction over superficial aesthetics.

Will Software Abstraction Kill Civilization? Debunking a Game Dev's Controversial Claim

2025-02-08

Game developer Jonathan Blow argues that software abstraction will lead to the end of civilization, claiming that excessive abstraction leads to the loss of low-level programming knowledge, ultimately jeopardizing the maintenance of critical software. This article meticulously refutes Blow's claims, highlighting numerous errors and misconceptions in his arguments, such as the misuse of the "five nines" (99.999% uptime) metric and an underestimation of modern software robustness and developer productivity. The author contends that while excessive abstraction does pose problems, software and hardware technology continues to advance, and the proliferation of open-source communities and educational resources are cultivating new low-level developers. Ultimately, the author suggests Blow's perspective is rooted more in personal experience and nostalgia than objective facts.