Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fixing bugs is not fixing design!

2007-12-04 Thread Drew Schwartz
Well, I work on multiple platforms that all share common functionality that were each launched a year apart and redesign ever 2 years or so. Although I agree that fixing design problems is neccesary on occasion, the key is stay constantly focused on an interative development process. With an

[IxDA Discuss] Fixing bugs is not fixing design!

2007-12-03 Thread Russell Wilson
Excerpted from a post on my blog: http://www.dexodesign.com/2007/11/fixing-bugs-is-not-equivalent-to-fixing.html Would love feedback fromn IxDA'ers... [snip] At Dux2007 http://www.dux2007.com/ in Chicago, I attended a workshop where I asked the group why we don't design software like we do

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fixing bugs is not fixing design!

2007-12-03 Thread Ari Feldman
Since I work on helping to design what is fairly complex software, i'd like to chime in on this. i agree that fixing bugs is not the same as fixing design. however, anyone who has worked at a startup with scant resources, aggressive time lines and so forth, will also tell you that you're often

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fixing bugs is not fixing design!

2007-12-03 Thread Elisabeth Hubert
I agree Russell. Trying to fix a design should happen during the conceptualization of the design. It doesn't happen through fixes to software. Fixes to software to poorly adapt a design result in a big ball of tape that no one can unravel. ~Lis http://www.elisabethhubert.com/ . . . . . . . . .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fixing bugs is not fixing design!

2007-12-03 Thread Bryan Minihan
Of Russell Wilson Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 12:30 PM To: IxDA Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Fixing bugs is not fixing design! Excerpted from a post on my blog: http://www.dexodesign.com/2007/11/fixing-bugs-is-not-equivalent-to-fixing.ht ml Would love feedback fromn IxDA'ers... [snip] At Dux2007 http