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  • “Program Manager wasn’t broken” doesn’t really contradict “don’t fix what isn’t broken.”

    The point isn’t that interfaces should never change. It’s that changes should solve identifiable problems. Program Manager eventually stopped scaling well to how people were actually using computers, and the taskbar/start menu ux we all use today solved most of those problems. It took iterations, but we’ve got something pretty solid these days as compared to Windows 3.11.

    If you think the current desktop UX has equivalent problems, identify them. “We’ve used this paradigm for a long time” is not itself a reason to replace it.













  • My current job is going great. I’m overwhelming myself. It’s important to remind myself that no one is overwhelming me.

    The fact that I have a ton of projects that all hinge on me is a good thing, so long as folks aren’t jumping down my throat about deadlines. All I am hearing is positive feedback.

    Trying my best right now is threefold; first is counterintuitive: take breaks and don’t burn yourself out. Lean on your coping mechanisms to get through the stress and ruminitive nature of a huge workload. Second, it’s communicating: update the teams that are relying on me if my suggested delivery time has moved. Third, it’s reminding myself that no one is upset with me and my performance.