Comments on: The PHPList Experiment http://www.independentcreator.com/2008-05-13/the-phplist-experiment/ Diary of an Indie Game Developer Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:09:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.independentcreator.com/2008-05-13/the-phplist-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3880 Matt Tue, 13 May 2008 18:07:26 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2008-05-13/the-phplist-experiment/#comment-3880 Oh, absolutely. OSCommerce has a... tolerable UI, but at least it doesn't make you use the command line. :) I think that trend may be changing with new, high profile open source projects. If you look at the big blog and CMS options, such as Wordpress and Joomla, they're a lot better in the UI department. Heck, even Linux distros are getting easier to use (Ubuntu). If feels like there's a new group/generation/movement/something of open source programmers that feel like it's not only okay to cater to non-coders, it might even be a good thing. Given PHPList's age, though, it's not surprising that it falls into the old, traditional camp. Oh, absolutely. OSCommerce has a… tolerable UI, but at least it doesn’t make you use the command line. :)

I think that trend may be changing with new, high profile open source projects. If you look at the big blog and CMS options, such as Wordpress and Joomla, they’re a lot better in the UI department. Heck, even Linux distros are getting easier to use (Ubuntu). If feels like there’s a new group/generation/movement/something of open source programmers that feel like it’s not only okay to cater to non-coders, it might even be a good thing.

Given PHPList’s age, though, it’s not surprising that it falls into the old, traditional camp.

]]> By: Gordon http://www.independentcreator.com/2008-05-13/the-phplist-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3879 Gordon Tue, 13 May 2008 16:40:44 +0000 http://www.independentcreator.com/2008-05-13/the-phplist-experiment/#comment-3879 UI design has never been a strong point for open source! The best most small projects can hope for is a programmer who cares about usability, or who took an HCI class once. For most projects I recommend the Google school of design - css borders and colors only. Hope MailChimp works out better! UI design has never been a strong point for open source! The best most small projects can hope for is a programmer who cares about usability, or who took an HCI class once. For most projects I recommend the Google school of design – css borders and colors only.

Hope MailChimp works out better!

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