The iPad is Great, but the Apps Need Work
I wrote this 3 months ago, but just got around to publishing it, sorry :/
Like many developers, I have mixed feelings about the iPad. Whatever you think of the iPad, the first Apps written for it are a different story. Jakob Neilsen’s Alert Box has a great report on them. In summary here are some of the main headings:
- Wacky interfaces
- Inconsistent interaction design
- Crushing print metaphor
As Jeff Atwood wrote, Usability is timeless (link to an old post on codinghorror).
