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Software Horror – Less is More Indeed

March 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Programming

Every student geek who first learns algorithms wants to create the next big “complex” thing. We all think that more is better.

Software with more features, more settings, more customizations and more of everything else you can ever imagine.

However, the latest trend is about less being more.

I don’t want a software wherein I have to customize tens of things before I get the output I want. I rather want a magic button which does everything that I want when I click it, nothing more, nothing less.

Software programmers think providing more options to the user makes their software flexible. True, but it comes at a cost – the cost of added complexity.

There can be infinite number of customizations that can be done to a process. A software programmer selects the few important one and shows it to the user. Still, these options are too much! You shouldn’t bombard your users with such endless “offers.”

Your software may not be great for everyone. However, it would work extremely well for the right group.

Think about it…

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