We’re smart people. We assume that there is a huge maze of difficulty to be negotiated when we’re trying to get from the superficial appearances to an understanding of how something works; we also assume that, given time and help we can navigate most of these mazes.<\/p>\n\n
What we don’t tend to see is that the maze is still there when you’re trying to travel in the opposite direction, from a deep understanding of how things work back to an understanding of how things look. This fact explains the interface design of Linux, of course. But it has wider applications.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We’re smart people. We assume that there is a huge maze of difficulty to be negotiated when we’re trying to get from the superficial appearances to an understanding of how something works; we also assume that, given time and help … Continue reading