Re^8: Perl regex speed (Form follows function)

[eyepopslikeamosquito]

I'm afraid the new metacpan interface is an example for sacrificing function for form

Assuming you mean metacpan.org, yes, I see your point. The screen looks a bit too vacant for my tastes.

Though not a Web Site designer, this interface looks to me like it's optimized for novices, rather than experts ... such as the LanX. :).

From the "GUI Design Checklist" section at On Interfaces and APIs the two most relevant points are perhaps:

• Define personas; design to satisfy their goals
• Cater for both novice and expert

I wonder if they consulted and tested with expert CPAN users when creating this new design.

[LanX]

> Assuming you mean http://metacpan.org,

yes,

> I see your point. The screen looks a bit too vacant for my tastes.

It's not all bad but for me it only feels like a first draft.

And the "design jumps" are irritating while navigating.

I don't see myself as a web "designer", so I'm lacking the right vocabulary to express my unease.

It's like a simplified look and feel was "borrowed" from another simpler site and retrofitted over a more complex interface.

I wished they had kept a switch to the old design as an option ... or at least as reference.

>

• Define personas; design to satisfy their goals
• Cater for both novice and expert

  Funny, I listed very similar things when I gave a talk about principles which should be kept in mind when trying to evolve Perl.

[Bod]

I am slightly surprised that 9 people have downvoted On Interfaces and APIs

Either they are extremely good at interface design or they fail to see the wisdom of the content. I strongly suspect the latter as I see very few examples of excellent (web) interface design. It's something I look for as I am writing a book on the subject to help business owners find, brief and manage web designers so that the result is a website that serves the business needs more than the designer's ego.