The Future of Software: No UI

A typical knowledge worker or office professional today spends half their day working in various enterprise applications. What about the other half? In meetings looking at what others have created in their enterprise applications.This will continue to be mainstream for the next ten years.But there is a new paradigm on the horizon for enterprise applications, including … Continue reading The Future of Software: No UI →

Notifications Are Exactly Wrong

With ubiquitous connectivity we have constant access to everything we can imagine at a moment's notice through apps and websites on our PCs, Macs, phones and tablets. At the same time, those exact apps and websites also have access to ping us when it suits them. Left unchecked, you will have a continuous stream of … Continue reading Notifications Are Exactly Wrong →

The Million Dollar Configurable Pair of Pants

Many IT professionals seem obsessed about the distinction between configuration and customization, and tend to view the latter as an evil to run a mile from. We need configuration, for sure — but we need a reality check and consider the entire cost of providing the configurability before we discard customization. Configurability beyond a certain point has … Continue reading The Million Dollar Configurable Pair of Pants →