Left and right of software ergonomics

Software development has had its ups and downs. There are good examples of great innovation as well as total failure. But as it says "we learn from our mistakes".

                As one of the best examples in improvement of software ergonomics I would bring out the creation of keyboard shortcuts. It absolutely does not depend on the program you are currently using. If you have to work daily with keyboard you will tend to look for shortcuts to certain commands, since they lower the time you have to spend on the task. Probably the most known shortcut for regular(windows, sorry do not own a Mac) user is alt+tab combination, since it allows its user to swap between windows without great effort.

                 Keyboard shortcuts are typically a means for invoking one or more commands using the keyboard that would otherwise be accessible only through a menu, a pointing device, different levels of a user interface, or via a command-line interface. Keyboard shortcuts are generally used to expedite common operations by reducing input sequences to a few keystrokes, hence the term "shortcut"

I am sure everyone of you is using one or more(probably more) daily, even if you do not notice it.

                As a not so positive example i would bring out Windows 8. Now i am not saying that it was absolutely bad. No, it was just received with great criticism. The big leap with Windows 8 was the ability to use it on touchscreen . The developers added some of the new ideas but the public was not ready for the innovation.  Soon after the release the model  8.1 was announced.

                The upgrade addressed a number of criticisms faced by Windows 8 upon its release, with additional customization options for the Start screen, the restoration of a visible Start button on the desktop, the ability to snap up to four apps on a single display, and the ability to boot to the desktop instead of the Start screen.

                With a number of other add-ons. After the upgrade the operating system was quite well received and is still being used. Now we have to wait for the number 10. Thumbs crossed...