tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164585968182851889.post815402075040362340..comments2023-04-05T05:36:52.930-04:00Comments on Cate's Word: Comfortably numbCate Swordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11876776677322809881noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164585968182851889.post-77416342790964716242011-11-28T04:19:06.627-05:002011-11-28T04:19:06.627-05:00The little annoying things are quite often easy to...The little annoying things are quite often easy to fix, but also the hardest to spot for a software company dealing with a complex program.<br /><br />Cate's example of the Schemes dialog in CET Designer starting to remember its last used position is a good example of this - it may seem a like a small thing but the change saves you time and makes the software more pleasant to work with.<br /><br /><br />While sending in a bug report may feel like time you can ill afford to spend, informing the software manufacturer of a problem is usually well worth it when you do the math:<br /><br />In the example of the Scheme dialog that always showed up on the top right corner, we may only be talking about 1-2 seconds to move your eyes and pointer to that location from where you were working. But as soon as you multiply that by the number of times you do this <i>in a single day</i>, multiplied by over 200 work days in a year, it adds up to a <b>lot</b> of time!<br /><br />Those 5 minutes writing up a bug report or suggestion may end up saving you entire work days in the end!Peter-the-QA-guynoreply@blogger.com