[Sigia-l] Usability Testing comments from Giga

[Coon, Sean]

"Cute, but no.  This would mean that software developers that test every

application, object, and occasionally every line of code would not have 
value.  The testing helps build confidence, but also show that we have 
provable concepts.  Since much of what we do is to be used by user's who

have differing values it is a must that we test.  Anywhere there are 
human users interfacing with human created products we should test as 
humans are volitile and fallable.

All the best,
Thomas"

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even cuter, but no. 

testing an application or code is an ENTIRELY different process than
testing design recommendations. in once instance, failure for any
semblance of usability can exist (code breaks). implementing a design
choice if not tested may not provide the most desirable usability, but
in the worst case, it will still prove usable on a basic level.

sean patrick coon
sr. interaction designer
ameritrade inc.
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