Designing Systems That Work

November 27, 2007 · Filed Under Development, Quotes · Comment 
“Design is not cleaning up the mess, or adding ornamentation at the end. It’s a process of thinking, organizing, trying, testing, reworking, creating anew, refining, honing, and more. Successful systems work because they are well conceived, and responsive to user needs, styles, wishes, and habits. They continue to work because they are well structured, and can be easily maintained and enhanced.” -Arthur Fink

On Reliability, Functionality, Flexibility, and Performance

November 21, 2007 · Filed Under Quotes · 1 Comment 

“Reliability is more important than Functionality. Functionality is more important than Flexibility. Flexibility is more important than Performance. Performance is viability.” -Mark Karaman