Further Reading
Kathy Sierra’s blog has many, many of articles on this topic.[126] The Paradox of Choice [Sch05] by Barry Schwartz is also worth reading, as is the research by Debora Viana Thompson, Rebecca W. Hamilton, and Roland T. Rust.[127]
On his blog, Mint.com lead designer Jason Putorti recommends some tests for deciding which features to implement.[128]
Brent Simmons, developer of the popular Mac RSS application NetNewsWire, writes about how seemingly simple features can come with a lot of hidden complexity.[129]
Footnotes
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Chris Clark mentions this problem at http://releasecandidateone.com/236:crotchety_old_power_users. |
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You can read more of her writing at http://headrush.typepad.com. |
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