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As I mentioned earlier, I am starting to take a look at the usability issues related to open source project. As a kick-off for this, I’d like to go over some usability basics, which could help just about any OSS projects.
In Usability Engineering, Jakob Nielsen mentions five concepts to remember when it comes to usability:
- Learnability: How easy the system is to use.
- Efficiency: How well the systems’ interface maps to what someone is trying to do.
- Memorability: How well the system allows people to remember how to do things.
- Errors: How well the system prevents errors and allows recovery from them.
- Satisfaction: How satisfied a user is with the system
We will examine each of those points over the next few days, providing a basic framework into usable systems. Along the way, I will touch on some of the open source pieces of software currently available and offer potential solutions to some of the usability problems they have.
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