A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm.
About Jef Raskin
Jef Raskinwas an American human-computer interface expert who conceived and began leading the Macintosh project at Apple in the late 1970s.
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Right now, computers, which are supposed to be our servant, are oppressing us.
American computer interface expert (1943-2005)
As far as the customer is concerned, the interface is the product.
American computer interface expert (1943-2005)
A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm.
American computer interface expert (1943-2005)
Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of complaining.
American computer interface expert (1943-2005)
The system should treat all user input as sacred.
American computer interface expert (1943-2005)
Users do not care about what is inside the box, as long as the box does what they need done.
American computer interface expert (1943-2005)
An interface is humane if it is responsive to human needs and considerate of human frailties.
American computer interface expert (1943-2005)
A computer shall not waste your time or require you to do more work than is strictly necessary.
American computer interface expert (1943-2005)
Once the product’s task is known, design the interface first; then implement to the interface design.
American computer interface expert (1943-2005)