38. Speed - shortest possible delay of computer communication
Imagine 2 people working collaboratively on a document - say, at a distance,
synchronously. If they're conversing about a project (say, over the phone)
and want to scan in a sketch or photo, a scanner that takes 30seconds to
scan in will be skipped, and they'll just [find a] way [to do] what they
need over audio. If network communication is slow, and if operations are
undoable, even momentary inconsistency will seriously mess up the conversation.
Example(s): Good, fast, technological implementation. Careful consideration
of technology tradeoffs (even quantitative modelling) clean, simple interfaces
designed to make all necessary tasks fast enough even if some have to be
slightly slowed.
Back to System
- Minimize user effort