"Constrain the user's expectations to match the abilities of the software."

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Source : Bruce Tognazzini (1992). “Tog on Interface”, Addison-Wesley Professional

Bruce Tognazzini

#Expectations Quotes #Ability Quotes #Software Quotes

“[...]my memory is reasonably goodâ€”unlike yours, dear sir!â€ â€œMine is erratic,â€ he said imperturbably. â€œI remember only what interests me.”
“The external view [of agency] forces itself on us at the same time that we resist it. One way this occurs is through the gradual erosion of what we do by the subtraction of what happens.”
“That coarseness and strength combined with acuteness and inquisitiveness; that practical, inventive turn of mind, quick to find expedients; that masterful grasp of material things, lacking in the artistic but powerful to effect great ends; that restless, nervous energy; that dominant individualism, working for good and evil, and withal that buoyancy and exuberance which comes with freedom - these are the traits of the frontier.”

Source : Frederick Jackson Turner (2012). “The Frontier in American History”, p.37, Courier Corporation
“The terrible thing about being blacklisted as an actress was that even though, intellectually, you knew what was happening, you still always wondered whether you weren't being hired because you weren't any good.”
“I am billed as a humorist, but of course I am a tragedian at heart.”
“Nothing in this world is so good as usefulness. It binds your fellow-creatures to you, and you to them; it tends to the improvement of your own character; and it gives you a real importance in society, much beyond what any artificial station can bestow.”
“... when he kissed her, she received the kiss without returning it, her eyes wide open, not afraid, not a virgin's eyes, just flat and uninvolved.”
“More by example than by word, my father taught me logical reasoning, compassion, love of others, honesty, and discipline applied with understanding.”

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