{"id":10,"date":"2012-02-28T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/endlesshybrids.wordpress.com\/2012\/02\/28\/software-as-a-collaborative-art"},"modified":"2017-06-26T17:19:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T17:19:14","slug":"software-as-a-collaborative-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endlesshybrids.com\/thoughts\/software-as-a-collaborative-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Software as a collaborative art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As computer usage shifts from desktop to smartphones and tablets the role of software is resurfacing through apps that are a stark contrast to web sites encased in a browser. Apps offer a broad range of interface options limited mainly by the capabilities of the developer. Of course, that same flexibility <strong>gives developers enough rope to hang themselves in a mesh of confusing buttons, swipes, and taps<\/strong>. How to avoid that trap? Appreciate that creating software is a collaboration formed through the judicious thought of individuals. While there are sole-developer shops, most apps are crafted by many voices:programmers immersed in code, graphic designs pinpointing visual details, UX specialists fine tuning interaction, and entrepreneurs passionate about ideas and concepts.<\/p>\n<p>Apps are not only about chasing sales and maximizing revenue. <strong>For users apps are not about that at all. We experience apps.<\/strong> The excitement of apps rests in the tactile and visual elements.<\/p>\n<p>While apps will become simpler to produce there always will exist a leading set of apps implementing the latest functionality found in devices. <strong>Innovation requires coding<\/strong>. Generally, that requires a team. <\/p>\n<p>In design there&#8217;s an adage that good design is invisible. The same goes for software. An app needs to work but, at the same time, <strong>should provide a sense of joy and satisfaction in its use<\/strong>. The possibilities within app development will only be brought out through creativity. Dialog among a team caring about the same product and users is always better than one guy working alone in a room. App development is a collaborative art. But as such, the process must be carefully nurtured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As computer usage shifts from desktop to smartphones and tablets the role of software is resurfacing through apps that are a stark contrast to web sites encased in a browser. Apps offer a broad range of interface options limited mainly by the capabilities of the developer. Of course, that same flexibility gives developers enough rope [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/endlesshybrids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/endlesshybrids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/endlesshybrids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endlesshybrids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endlesshybrids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/endlesshybrids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1120,"href":"https:\/\/endlesshybrids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions\/1120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/endlesshybrids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endlesshybrids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/endlesshybrids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}