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• Estimation, Part II

  In the last post I talked about estimation points and why they can result in more accurate estimations. In short summary, relative estimation is simpler and more accurate. That's what estimation points are, relative size of one task compared to the... Posted May 08 2007, 02:41 PM by Ornus with | with no comments Filed under: Design

• Estimation

  People need to estimate as part of planning. It can be time (tasks), money (budgeting) and so on. The point is to understand the value of something. We can then decide if it's worth the time or money or in what order should we do/get things. When... Posted May 02 2007, 12:33 PM by Ornus with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Design

• Design aspects

  I haven't written here for quite a while and I would like to attempt to fix that today. Last time I talked about what design is. Today I want to continue talking about design. Recently my girlfriend has exposed me to the beading ( Beaded Flora is her... Posted Apr 13 2006, 05:31 PM by Ornus with | with no comments Filed under: Design

• Design - what's in a name?

  Today I want to write more on design. In a previous post I talked about design goals, complex vs. simple design and how to recognize whether design is too complicated or not. Design is quite important in all aspects of life and so it's very important... Posted Feb 20 2006, 01:43 PM by Ornus with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Design

• Design goals

  I was thinking today about what design is and what it should do. My short version: good design keeps things intuitive for the user. Seems simple, but in reality it's not. I often forget about who I'm designing for at the moment (myself, another developer... Posted Feb 08 2006, 09:51 PM by Ornus with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Design