Talk:COOKTMR1 - Cooking Timer x 3 - very useful!/@comment-58.228.58.99-20150227095042/@comment-24006222-20150227122513

As nice as the GUI is, and I _am_ proud of it, it isn't for everyone. One of my testers totally failed to grok it. So I came up with the idea of, hey, just buttons, dude. Turns out it's the easiest way to use it - just push the Up button to set the minutes, then hit "A" to start. I developed on a 2DS and it works like a fondleslab, easy to throw around and use.

If a user is so inclined, yeah, there's that nice GUI allowing all sorts of control. This was my 2nd attempt, since I accidently wiped out the first try when it was almost totally done. That's why the GUI works so well: The second time around, I improved it.

When I started programming, too many years ago to mention, 75% was processing, 25% was user interface. After about 4 years, I found that I was writing 25% processing, 75% user interface. The better the interface, the easier to use.

'Nuff said.