Comments for Views from a not quite geeky place http://cerys.wordpress.com Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:18:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on User documentation in an agile environment by Kevin E. Schlabach http://cerys.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/user-documentation-in-an-agile-environment/#comment-260 Kevin E. Schlabach Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:18:23 +0000 http://cerys.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-260 Just to throw my two cents in... My first agile experience was a positive one and part of this success was based on having a technical writer available to us for half the day (every morning including our standup). They handled all user and install documentation. All other documentation was reversed engineered from our tests and a few abstract diagrams to tie it all together. Our UX maintained wireframes and siteflows, but this was to facilitate conversation within the team more than aid the end user. When it comes to documentation, less is typically more in large companies going agile. I think Alistair Cockburn's approach of focusing on the end game is the best way to understand the right amount of documentation. Just to throw my two cents in…

My first agile experience was a positive one and part of this success was based on having a technical writer available to us for half the day (every morning including our standup). They handled all user and install documentation.

All other documentation was reversed engineered from our tests and a few abstract diagrams to tie it all together. Our UX maintained wireframes and siteflows, but this was to facilitate conversation within the team more than aid the end user.

When it comes to documentation, less is typically more in large companies going agile. I think Alistair Cockburn’s approach of focusing on the end game is the best way to understand the right amount of documentation.

]]> Comment on A view on ‘what is Information Architecture?’ by David Kipling http://cerys.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/a-view-on-what-is-information-architecture/#comment-252 David Kipling Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:17:48 +0000 http://cerys.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-252 Good post on IA. It was reccomended to me following my own post on the subject. I am a usability person too, and love looking at technology through that lense; particularly for learning environments. Good post on IA. It was reccomended to me following my own post on the subject. I am a usability person too, and love looking at technology through that lense; particularly for learning environments.

]]> Comment on Russian spam comments by Phil Willoughby http://cerys.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/russian-spam-comments/#comment-212 Phil Willoughby Sun, 24 May 2009 18:17:18 +0000 http://cerys.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/russian-spam-comments/#comment-212 I get cyrillic spam at work; not anywhere else though. I get cyrillic spam at work; not anywhere else though.

]]> Comment on GUI elements and terminology by fluffydragon http://cerys.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/gui-elements-and-terminology/#comment-199 fluffydragon Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:41:40 +0000 http://cerys.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-199 :-) sounds complex - I don't suppose the sections have handy titles you can refer to? According to the IBM style guidelines: A page is any document that can be accessed by a URL A pane is a separate area in a split window. A window can be split into two or more panes A panel is a formatted display of information that can also include entry fields A tab is a control used to organize distinct sets of information and to provide an easy means of navigating between these sets. A window is a part of the display screen with visible boundaries in which an application program or information is displayed. (although I would expect this to be self container like a pop-up or wizard) Um, maybe what you're describing is a panel - got a screen capture? :-) :-) sounds complex – I don’t suppose the sections have handy titles you can refer to?

According to the IBM style guidelines:

A page is any document that can be accessed by a URL

A pane is a separate area in a split window. A window can be split into two or more panes

A panel is a formatted display of information that can also include entry fields

A tab is a control used to organize distinct sets of information and to provide an easy means of navigating between these sets.

A window is a part of the display screen with visible boundaries in which an application program or information is displayed. (although I would expect this to be self container like a pop-up or wizard)

Um, maybe what you’re describing is a panel – got a screen capture? :-)

]]> Comment on GUI elements and terminology by Bergfrid http://cerys.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/gui-elements-and-terminology/#comment-198 Bergfrid Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:28:41 +0000 http://cerys.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-198 If you have the answer to the question "When is something a ‘page’ or a ‘tab’ or a ‘pane’ or even a ‘window’?" -- please let me know :D I'm trying to figure out what the distinct sections within a pane (which is part of a web page) are called called? For simplicity, those are dynamic in number and position as well ... just to make things simple *sigh* If you have the answer to the question “When is something a ‘page’ or a ‘tab’ or a ‘pane’ or even a ‘window’?” — please let me know :D
I’m trying to figure out what the distinct sections within a pane (which is part of a web page) are called called? For simplicity, those are dynamic in number and position as well … just to make things simple *sigh*

]]> Comment on HTML, CSS, Javascript and Ajax by fluffydragon http://cerys.wordpress.com/2008/06/06/html-css-javascript-and-ajax/#comment-186 fluffydragon Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:35:15 +0000 http://cerys.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-186 Of course! Thanks for the link - interesting table - Dojo isn't do so well in that comparison.. Of course! Thanks for the link – interesting table – Dojo isn’t do so well in that comparison..

]]> Comment on HTML, CSS, Javascript and Ajax by jt http://cerys.wordpress.com/2008/06/06/html-css-javascript-and-ajax/#comment-185 jt Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:31:29 +0000 http://cerys.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-185 Ah, sounding like a true techie there Cerys! :) Is it ok if I take a look at your notes sometime? Found an interesting table of comparison for some of the options out there too if you interested: http://wiki.freaks-unidos.net/javascript-libraries#comparison-chart Ah, sounding like a true techie there Cerys! :)

Is it ok if I take a look at your notes sometime?

Found an interesting table of comparison for some of the options out there too if you interested:

http://wiki.freaks-unidos.net/javascript-libraries#comparison-chart

]]> Comment on Using the Help view in Eclipse by Useful Searches to add to your Help view « Views from a not quite geeky place http://cerys.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/using-the-help-view-in-eclipse/#comment-30 Useful Searches to add to your Help view « Views from a not quite geeky place Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:38:07 +0000 http://cerys.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-30 [...] 14, 2008 by fluffydragon As promised in the previous post, here are the instructions on how to add specific search locations to your Help [...] [...] 14, 2008 by fluffydragon As promised in the previous post, here are the instructions on how to add specific search locations to your Help [...]

]]> Comment on Planetarium Preview by jt http://cerys.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/planetarium-preview/#comment-21 jt Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:22:39 +0000 http://cerys.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-21 Sounds like it would definitely be worth a visit. Where can I get (free?! :) tickets? Sounds like it would definitely be worth a visit. Where can I get (free?! :) tickets?

]]> Comment on Being tempted to the dark side by jt http://cerys.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/being-tempted-to-the-dark-side/#comment-12 jt Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:29:36 +0000 http://cerys.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-12 Perl makes me nervous. Somehow it seems like an addiction to me; that first quick script seems pretty harmless, but it feels so good to solve odd little problems so quickly, so you come back again... and again... and before you know it you end up with a sea of scripts that look like Befunge! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Befunge) I've been clean for a few years now... Perl makes me nervous. Somehow it seems like an addiction to me; that first quick script seems pretty harmless, but it feels so good to solve odd little problems so quickly, so you come back again… and again… and before you know it you end up with a sea of scripts that look like Befunge! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Befunge)

I’ve been clean for a few years now…

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