Gartner Blog Network: Software Needs Its Own Bauhaus Movement
This is a great little nugget from Brian Prentice. The message is simple: Form follows function. Brian’s point that, “For the end user, every additional capability beyond what serves their direct purpose is superfluous ornamentation,” is spot-on; this is why we are seeing a trend towards situational applications and applications built on platforms that enable rapid delivery of functionality without the bells and whistles, such as Force.com.
Three key points:
- …as a software solution evolves to meet as many as many users “requirements” as possible, it actually ends up obfuscating value to its constituents rather than increasing it.
- …users are clearly seeking ways to rid themselves of this ornamentation. That message is largely lost on those responsible for creating these solutions for them.
- When function follows clear purpose, form can follow function.
