Ivan Reese
@spiralganglion.com
i want to squish code between my fingers
@inkandswitch.com Δ feelingof.com Δ ivanish.ca
@inkandswitch.com Δ feelingof.com Δ ivanish.ca
HCI / PL folks
How do you entice a self-professed non-programmer to learn your programming system?
Give it a good story!
Try: structure the learning curve around the story. Narrative design can be PL design!
(@plante.bsky.social on Kaizen: A Factory Story — www.patreon.com/posts/tony-h...)
How do you entice a self-professed non-programmer to learn your programming system?
Give it a good story!
Try: structure the learning curve around the story. Narrative design can be PL design!
(@plante.bsky.social on Kaizen: A Factory Story — www.patreon.com/posts/tony-h...)
July 23, 2025 at 5:09 AM
HCI / PL folks
How do you entice a self-professed non-programmer to learn your programming system?
Give it a good story!
Try: structure the learning curve around the story. Narrative design can be PL design!
(@plante.bsky.social on Kaizen: A Factory Story — www.patreon.com/posts/tony-h...)
How do you entice a self-professed non-programmer to learn your programming system?
Give it a good story!
Try: structure the learning curve around the story. Narrative design can be PL design!
(@plante.bsky.social on Kaizen: A Factory Story — www.patreon.com/posts/tony-h...)
It's a bit like a "sixth sense" for canvas diff over time.
* I can feel what's past and future, and how far
* I can feel where pauses will happen vs quick changes
* stationary stuff feels markedly different from stuff in motion
* I can feel what's past and future, and how far
* I can feel where pauses will happen vs quick changes
* stationary stuff feels markedly different from stuff in motion
March 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It's a bit like a "sixth sense" for canvas diff over time.
* I can feel what's past and future, and how far
* I can feel where pauses will happen vs quick changes
* stationary stuff feels markedly different from stuff in motion
* I can feel what's past and future, and how far
* I can feel where pauses will happen vs quick changes
* stationary stuff feels markedly different from stuff in motion
You thought text editing on iOS was bad? It's worse.
December 21, 2024 at 9:47 PM
You thought text editing on iOS was bad? It's worse.
Just noticed a rather nice, super subtle thing in Mac OS.
When you Command-Tab to cycle through apps, you can press Tab repeatedly to keep cycling, and it wraps around.
But if you hold down the Tab key… you slam into the end of the list!
They added Fitts's Law to a keyboard-driven UI 🤯
When you Command-Tab to cycle through apps, you can press Tab repeatedly to keep cycling, and it wraps around.
But if you hold down the Tab key… you slam into the end of the list!
They added Fitts's Law to a keyboard-driven UI 🤯
November 13, 2024 at 5:30 AM
Just noticed a rather nice, super subtle thing in Mac OS.
When you Command-Tab to cycle through apps, you can press Tab repeatedly to keep cycling, and it wraps around.
But if you hold down the Tab key… you slam into the end of the list!
They added Fitts's Law to a keyboard-driven UI 🤯
When you Command-Tab to cycle through apps, you can press Tab repeatedly to keep cycling, and it wraps around.
But if you hold down the Tab key… you slam into the end of the list!
They added Fitts's Law to a keyboard-driven UI 🤯