Designers Shouldn’t Write Code

A discussion came up recently on the Seattle WordPress Meetup discussion board that hits on a big pet peeve of mine — designers writing code. After replying with my own thoughts, I wanted to see what other people were saying about the topic, so I did some searching and came across this essay by Davide Casali. […]

(Well Organized) Options, Not Decisions

The “Decisions, not options” philosophy argues that giving users too many options can make tweaking a piece of software a difficult and frustrating experience. When a user wants to make a small change, and they find themselves presented with five pages of disorganized options, many will simply give up rather than wade through each one […]

The Importance of Usability Testing

Shane Pearlman just published an article on the importance of usability testing that has some good advice. One of the tools mentioned is usertesting.com, which looks like an easy way to get feedback on projects.

Sharing Passwords Securely

It’s common for developers to share login credentials with clients and team members through e-mail or other insecure mediums, but there aren’t a lot firmly established best practices on how to do it properly. I came across a SuperUser thread yesterday that contains several good ideas, and decided to add one of my own as well.

Ian Dunn

WordPress Developer

Monthly Archives: August 2012

Designers Shouldn’t Write Code

(Well Organized) Options, Not Decisions

The Importance of Usability Testing

Sharing Passwords Securely