Who You Calling A Jesse?: Comments

Nice blog! Thank you for...

certification — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:31:21 GMT

Nice blog! Thank you for sharing this.certification

I agree that far too...

Stephen Paul Weber — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:42:19 GMT

I agree that far too many students don’t care (the kind of students that wouldn’t have even been accepted back when Universities actually screened applicants). However, I often find that (on both sides) events and such are often under-advertised (I’ve been out of country, so I can’t comment on this particular event). Often an event where one group “hopes to have” members of the other present is only advertised in places where the first group will see it, or only in ways that will interest them. I’ve definitely had events that I last-minuted into because I didn’t know about it, or knew but thought it was some lame-ass targeted-at-students thing.

That rambled a bit, hope it makes sense.

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Hey Jesse – good points...

Joseph Fung — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:39:58 GMT

Hey Jesse – good points – especially good call on the Camp format.

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It was great to play...

Karen Schulman Dupuis — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:17:37 GMT

It was great to play bingo with you Jesse…thanks for the blog…

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I’ve been meaning to move...

Kevin Prentisss — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:49:00 GMT

I’ve been meaning to move to Canada for a bit now.

If you need early 30’s startup representation at a future conference, let me know : )

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Still looks a bit complicated...

Semacode — Sun, 17 May 2009 02:10:55 GMT

Still looks a bit complicated to me. One more point is that bug tracking shouldn’t be complicated—otherwise you’ll spend too much time managing bugs instead of fixing them. Also, I’ve seen over and over again that not involving users and usability testing causes huge problems in the long run.

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Did you get any closer...

Freelancer München — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:06:09 GMT

Did you get any closer to your goal of getting away from the cities?

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but the thinking/creativity that gives...

Sopcast — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:49:39 GMT

but the thinking/creativity that gives you the crap email service is likely behind the other things that annoy you. I am just picking on email.

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I think there could be...

Sarki Sozleri — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:48:50 GMT

I think there could be a way but it is a big job… email isn’t the only part of that service. Universities could play a role in the ‘cloud’ but they only should try if they are willing to take a risk on there not being a return.

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Congrats! Very interesting concept (Velocity)....

Christof D. — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:10:22 GMT

Congrats! Very interesting concept (Velocity).

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Yay! Sean had mentioned the...

Gary Will — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:17:18 GMT

Yay! Sean had mentioned the secondments, and I think it’s great that he’ll have more resources and that you’ll be a part of VeloCity.

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Thanks ;) @Jim part of...

Jesse Rodgers — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:23:36 GMT

Thanks ;) @Jim part of my job will be to change that feeling… need to get the students out into the larger community and get the larger community involved.

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Congrats Jesse! Looking forward to...

Ilya Grigorik — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:10:54 GMT

Congrats Jesse! Looking forward to seeing where you guys take it.

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Congrats! It looks like it...

Will Spaetzel — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:03:17 GMT

Congrats! It looks like it will be a very exciting project to work on.

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Congrats Jesse! Sounds interesting. I’d...

Jim Murphy — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:01:56 GMT

Congrats Jesse! Sounds interesting. I’d love to understand what’s going on at Velocity. Feels kinda locked up at school to me as an outsider.

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Hey Jesse, great article. As...

Nic Luciano — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:40:09 GMT

Hey Jesse, great article. As for laying the responsibility of accessibility on the web browsers, that’s kind of counter-productive, seeing as validation exists strictly because browsers handle thins differently. I have a couple questions, if you or anyone you know would be interested in chiming in on the conversation please do… I think some of the questions you ask bring up new ones: http://bit.ly/8rjDE

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My wife is pursuing an...

jason olmsted — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:17:50 GMT

My wife is pursuing an online masters with a major university, and they released (relaunched?) updated distance learning tools that, while disruptive (required another round of orientation) were quite welcome. They moved from a horrible system of java tools to one that has adopted more Adobe technology.

I develop RIA systems (and live in a world where all changes are incremental because there is never enough resources to do sweeping, global changes) and can’t agree with you more that usability is seemingly overlooked by too many organizations. If the site is for collaborating or delivering content, it needs to do those well. And, for distance education, if they don’t, it can be a real reason to enroll elsewhere.

Having said that, usability is tough. It takes a committed investment in UI design and constant testing. Throw platform inconsistencies and the need to appease marketing types, as well as accessibility (luckily for most of what I do accessibility is a just a good idea and not a legal requirement) and it is understandable when groups try to avoid it.

Anyway, thanks for the post as it got me thinking.

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@wasabi – if you have...

Jesse Rodgers — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:53:22 GMT

@wasabi – if you have half a dozen people working on a UI they get a little too specific about the interface they are working on. Better co-ordination between folks can reduce the effect. Also when a UI changes a lot based on user feedback stuff doesn’t get deleted.

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How did something that could...

wasabi — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:49:27 GMT

How did something that could be done in only 2000 lines or less grow to 6000 lines in the first place anyways… Just curious.

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you’re screwed. there is no...

sbwoodside — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:10:32 GMT

you’re screwed. there is no easy way. simplifying it is very time consuming. throwing it away is also time consuming. i’ve done both.

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