August 31, 2010
Digg 4.0 disaster: What We Can Learn From Them
The new release of Digg 4.0 seems to be a complete disaster. At least based on user riot.
Why?
Because they followed the single worst strategic mistake that any software company can make: They decided to rewrite everything from scratch: Things You Should Never Do, Part I
Because users hate changes: Fresh vs. Familiar: How Aggressively to Redesign
What would have been a better plan?
Iterative improvements:
Evolve code, design and ideas gradually!
Some products that have improved gradually over time:
Why?
Because they followed the single worst strategic mistake that any software company can make: They decided to rewrite everything from scratch: Things You Should Never Do, Part I
Because users hate changes: Fresh vs. Familiar: How Aggressively to Redesign
What would have been a better plan?
Iterative improvements:
Evolve code, design and ideas gradually!
Some products that have improved gradually over time:
About the Author:
Ifeanyi Emeka is the founder of this blog and also writes for Tech Forked. He is passionate about tech stuffs and loves customizing blogger themes.
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