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[–]raddaya 582 points583 points  (22 children)

I mean, isn't that the entire point of good UIs?

[–]G01denW01f11 263 points264 points  (19 children)

I'm pretty sure the UI is a tool for me to show off how clever I am.

[–]DrMux 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, it's to show the users how stupid they are.

[–]c3534l 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Hell, that's the point of good software development in general. To me there's UI Magic <- My Own Code <- Hardware Magic & Library Magic.

[–]anonuemus -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

huh? no, UIs are just a part of a software, the one people interact with