RIA development is a funny thing. A smarter client means that your server code is no longer all about handling display logic. Instead, you’re in charge of feeding data (typically XML documents) to the client whenever it asks for some, and handling any database updates (typically XML documents again) that might be needed.
Month: May 2004
Shameless self-promotion
Here’s a link to an article that I wrote for boxes and arrrows. It won’t cure cancer or anything, but it might help you avoid the dreaded “political death spiral” pattern that design projects often get trapped in.
Crossing the Chasm: When should companies invest in usability?
Geoffrey Moore’s book “Crossing The Chasm” is widely considered to be the bible of Silicon Valley. What insights does the model proposed by the book have to offer usability practitioners? In particular, at what stages in life cycle of a product will decision makers influenced by the model be willing to invest in usability?
