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   -=> Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-   
      
    DD> We had a bit of discussion on Cobol and Fortran at my computer guys   
    DD> (and girls) get-together last night. The only one of us still working   
    DD> with 'puters has his current position because he can maintain the code   
    DD> in a State of Illinois mainframe used to run most of his agency.  Bv)=   
      
    SD> Job security is a good thing.   
      
   In any field.   
      
    DD> Me, I sell car parts at AutoZone amd cuss the kiddies at the home   
    DD> office who constantly futz with the OS (in Linux) the we use on the   
    DD> terminals at the counter. I really hate it when I try to access   
    DD> something that used to was easy to get to and has been buried under   
    DD> layers of menus and steps. Or hidden entirely and must be accessed by   
    DD> opening another program - like the catalogs for lawnmowers/garden   
    DD> tractors aor ATVs and motorcycles/scooters or the Heavy Truck stuff.   
      
    SD> Unfortunately, a lot of programmers have very odd ideas about UI/UX   
    SD> (user eXperience) stuff.   I've seen the UI at AZ before.  IMNSHO, it's   
    SD> overly complicated.   
      
   In my personal opinion the programmers should be required to work in a   
   retail store for a year (optimistically) using the software before they    
   are allowed to modify the look and feel. Still, it's somewhat easier    
   than when I first worked in the car parts biz. Back then we had a 30    
   foot long counter with physical print catalogs the full length.   
      
   When I came to AutoZone the interface was much simpler - and green   
   scren. It has evolved over the 18 years I've been there aimed at lowest   
   common denominator new hires and touch screen terminals. But, how hard   
   could it be to keep a link on the main screen to the "off road" catalogs?   
      
   Especially since we carry batteries, fuel filters, oil filters, etc. in   
   stock for garden tractors/lawnmowers as well as motorcycles. It would be   
   nice to be able to click on an icon and have the off road catalogs open.   
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