The quality dilemma is basically two fold: The issue is how to find a proper middle ground where your first users don’t feel like beta testers, but can still afford the software and have it come out in time to beat your competitors. Therefore you must be able to build something that is “good enough”…
If you were to ask someone on the street, what is quality – do you think they could answer? What do you think they would answer? Would it be the same are yours? Quality is a fairly complex topic, that means different things to different people. It is something that can be recognized, even if…
Best practices make for a more likely used and well rated app. Many apps are never used after the first few days – so using best practices will help increase the chance of it being used. Identify your audience. Know what they need, and how they want/plan to use it. Design for context of use….
Mobile apps have come a long way since they were first introduced a few years ago. Where sometimes people were frustrated by not having as much features, now people rely on them as much, or more than their desktop computer – even foregoing a personal computer. While an app can be developed by an amateur,…
There are several types of architecture involved in a web app. Some of these are found in desktop apps, some are not. Content Architecture – focuses on the definition of the overall hypermedia structure of the WebApp. Generally there are four main types of structures. Linear structures follow a set path that the user should…
Like with a desktop app, a web app’s quality can be measured in different categories such as: But they also have additional considerations: Design Goals When designing an app, you have lots of factors to consider. Most relate to the UI either directly, or indirectly. This will affect your programming design and complexity. Simplicity –…
A design pattern can be characterized as “a three-part rule which expresses a relation between a certain context, a problem, and a solution” [Ale79] For software design, context allows the reader to understand the environment in which the problem resides and what solution might be appropriate within that environment. A set of requirements, including limitations and constraints, acts as…
An application should be designed so that it anticipates the user’s next move. Especially on a mobile device so the user doesn’t have to do as much on a small screen. The interface should communicate the status of any activity initiated by the user. This is especially important since you may have some time between…
