Services are verbs combined with nouns
Information architecture normally focuses on the objects that need to be represented in a system. Some human-centred practitioners focus instead on the tasks users need to do. These approaches are sometimes framed in opposition. But combining these techniques can make services and systems easier to use as well as more efficient to manage.
https://duncanstephen.net/services-are-verbs-combined-with-nouns/
"Modern productivity tools […] are not evaluated on how well they work. They are evaluated on how well they symbolize your membership in the right epistemic tribe."
JA Westemberg writes on credibility in tech: https://www.joanwestenberg.com/p/the-cult-of-hard-mode-why-simplicity-offends-tech-elites
#totems #jargon #legitimacy #simplicity #expertise #commoDon #performance #productivity #dashboards #reputation #responsibility #tech #career #skills #competition #corporateCulture
In this paper, I present ZjsComponent, a lightweight and framework-agnostic web component designed for creating modular, reusable UI elements with minimal developer overhead. ZjsComponent is an example implementation of an approach to creating components and object instances that can be used purely from HTML. Unlike traditional approaches to components, the approach implemented by ZjsComponent does not require build-steps, transpiling, pre-compilation, any specific ecosystem or any other dependency. All that is required is that the browser can load and execute Javascript as needed by Web Components. ZjsComponent allows dynamic loading and isolation of HTML+JS fragments, offering developers a simple way to build reusable interfaces with ease. This approach is dependency-free, provides significant DOM and code isolation, and supports simple lifecycle hooks as well as traditional methods expected of an instance of a class.
Dear undergraduate college/university #students in the USA,
I know you've been taught that it is "professional" to use #business #jargon like "reach out," "circle back", etc., and phrases euphemistically avoiding direct disagreement (e.g. "How can we resolve this?") or responsibility (e.g., "An error was made...").
You should know that many of us became professors partly because we did not want to be bankers or middle managers. In fact, many of us have issues with the commodification of the world in general and absolutely reject its intrusion into higher education.
For those of us in this boat (and I think it's quite a few professors), I am letting you know:
We fucking hate that language. Hate it.
My latest blog post is for anyone looking to brush up on their Linux terminology!
I have revised and expanded the SEO Theory glossary.
https://www.seo-theory.com/seo-glossary/
#seo #searchengineoptimization #searchengines #glossary #dictionary #terminology #jargon
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