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Discussion on: The not so technical guide to being a better front-end developer

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Vesa Piittinen • Edited

My tip: learn to not assume that the way you use the internet is the way everyone else uses it. This includes a lot of simple things, but is awfully hard to master because it means you have to prioritise others over yourself. That means a lot of thinking and studying.

People may prefer keyboard access over mouse or touch, they may prefer NOT having animations/transitions, people may not understand a feature just by seeing a specific icon... and a lot more that I just can't get to my head right now :)

One of the best ways you can learn to be humble is to make the best UI ever. And then have a usability test on it! Make 6 people of varying backgrounds use the site, give them a task to do, don't help them at all, and record the session.