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Subject: Re: Terrible User Interfaces in Chess Programs

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 23:22:04 02/11/00

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On February 11, 2000 at 20:54:12, Vincent Vega wrote:

>On February 11, 2000 at 20:42:20, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>
>>Didn't you just answer your own question, then? :-)
>>
>>Dave
>
>I understand your point, but it's hard for me to believe that none of the
>obviously very talented commercial programmers has the ability to design great
>UI.  I know that there is at least some overlap in skills necessary to make a
>great engine and UI skills.  My guess is simply that so much of their time and
>energy is spent tweaking the engine, that there is nothing left for UI.

It's not hard for me to believe; user interface _design_ requires a very
different skill set from traditional software development.  (Once the UI is
designed, I don't doubt that a software developer could implement it well.)

Dave



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