Do you think that developers spend all the time writing a code for a program or for a website? Then you are wrong! Their thoughts are centered on consumers. Moreover, the programmers try to think as consumers in order to make the program as efficient and the least vulnerable as possible. You can be sure that almost a quarter of time available to develop a website is spent on thinking about you. It often seems that consumers and programmers stay on different sides of the trench. Developers consider their program to be convenient, easy, understandable and effective. In their turn the consumers, guided by their own logic, can deviate from the action algorithm that seems logical to the programmers. A single filter that was chosen by a mistake or a dropdown list that is situated in an awkward place can get you dissatisfied at the very least. US programmer Brian Humes says that
“about 25% of the hours spent writing an application are spent figuring out ways the end user will do something wrong”.
In other words, when developing an application, its creator thinks not only about its functionality but also what error a consumer can make or even how its potential user can “break” it. At the same time even web design gurus often find it hard to anticipate the exact ways for the users to “go beyond the limits” of the existing functionality. The developers know their creation as no one else does and for this reason they can foresee how the application will “behave” in this or that situation. But it is extremely difficult to forecast “where” the end user will end up when learning some new software. Following the path of the least resistance it is possible to reduce the quantity of possible “bugs” and make the content of software or a website as simple as possible. But in this case its efficiency, functionality and, consequently, product appeal for the customer will also decrease. This is the reason why, aspiring to make modern consumers as contented as possible, the programmers take great pains trying to see software through the eyes of their customers. Certainly, the percentage spent by a developer on searching for possible failures can differ from that declared by Humes. But there is no escaping the fact that for a time being the programmers “go to our side of the trench” and try to make their creation the least fragile when facing an average user. It is not a secret that sometimes websites are overloaded with filters or, on the contrary, offer too narrow parameters of search and selection. And it is possible to get what you need only using the existing possibilities. One day such a situation looks ridiculous but another day it can make you nervous. For instance, like in the video below. Here you see what can happen if programmers do not think of their customers: Remember anyway that we can always see the product through your eyes and try to anticipate all your desires to the best of our abilities. Best websites can be ordered here.