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Desktop Goals: Orbital File Management
Windows
3 days ago 53.4K views 0 shares
Desktop Goals: Orbital File Management
Someone went full cosmic with their desktop wallpaper, placing app icons around a planet like it's some kind of orbital display. Looks cool until you realize half your shortcuts are hiding on the dark side of the freaking planet. The real punchline is in the comments – "Wait 12 hours and they'll be at the front." That's desktop management in 2023: waiting for planetary rotation to access Chrome. And they say Windows file management couldn't get worse!

The User Will Know How To Use It
Programming Webdev Debugging Testing Frontend
4 days ago 71.0K views 0 shares
The User Will Know How To Use It
BEHOLD! The eternal lie every developer tells themselves when skipping proper documentation! "Don't worry, it's super intuitive, the user will know how to use it" they proclaim with unfounded confidence, while the poor user (represented by that absolutely CONFUSED dog) tries to figure out how to enter a doghouse THROUGH THE ROOF instead of the gaping entrance! This is the EXACT SAME ENERGY as releasing software with zero tutorials and then wondering why users are filing 47,000 support tickets! The audacity! The delusion! The sheer hubris of thinking your UI is "intuitive" when users can't even find the login button! I'm having flashbacks to every product meeting where someone said "it's self-explanatory" and I nearly threw my laptop out the window!

Schrödinger's Developer: Dead Or Alive?
Webdev Programming Testing Frontend
20 days ago 72.8K views 0 shares
Schrödinger's Developer: Dead Or Alive?
Schrödinger's Developer: simultaneously alive enough to fill out an online death certificate form, yet dead enough to need one. The ultimate edge case that no UX designer anticipated! How exactly is a deceased person supposed to select "Myself" here? This is what happens when you skip those user stories about zombies during sprint planning. Next up: the form probably asks for your email to send confirmation that you're successfully dead.

The User Will Know How To Use It
Frontend Webdev Agile Programming Testing
20 days ago 89.6K views 1 shares
The User Will Know How To Use It
Developer: "The interface is super intuitive." Meanwhile, the user is trying to enter the doghouse through the roof because nobody bothered with a user manual or tooltips. Happens every sprint when UX design is an afterthought and the PM is breathing down your neck about deadlines. The real intuitive interface was the friends we confused along the way.

Poor Users
Frontend Webdev Programming
1 month ago 82.5K views 0 shares
Poor Users
Ah, the classic UI vs UX distinction illustrated perfectly! On the left, we have UI (User Interface) - pretty toys dangling above a crib that make designers and stakeholders squeal "I love it!" while the actual user (the baby) is completely ignored. Meanwhile, on the right, we have UX (User Experience) - where the user is literally strapped to a medieval torture device and spun around like a rotisserie chicken. Because nothing says "we care about your experience" like making you dizzy, disoriented, and ready to vomit. This is basically every "redesigned" app after the UX team decides to "improve" the workflow you finally got used to.

Backend Dev Designed UI
Backend Webdev Programming Frontend
1 month ago 92.5K views 0 shares
Backend Dev Designed UI
When the backend dev says "I'll handle the UI this time" and delivers a postal truck parked in a circular water feature. Function over form at its finest! The backend mindset is fully operational here—technically it works, has an API (actual physical interface), and meets all the requirements in the spec. No CSS animations needed, just raw utility with zero regard for user experience. Bonus points for the vehicle ID being formatted like a database primary key (CP20009). Ship it!

Good User Interface And User Experience
Frontend Webdev Programming Debugging
1 month ago 77.0K views 0 shares
Good User Interface And User Experience
Ah, the classic courtroom drama where the programmer is on trial while the user screams into a tiny "Software" microphone! The real crime? That UI design that made perfect sense to the dev but left users completely baffled. The programmer sits there thinking "but I added tooltips!" while the user is ready to testify about the emotional damage caused by that impossible-to-find settings menu. Let's be honest - we've all built interfaces that were perfectly logical... to absolutely no one but ourselves.