Comment by DeathArrow

3 years ago

They didn't use Javascript frameworks to write desktop apps in '90s and 2000s. Also, they concentrated first on functionality and second on the looks.

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AnIdiotOnTheNet  3 years ago

Also they didn't consider themselves to be unique and special snowflakes that needed non-standard widgets and theming.

Also the internet wasn't as big a thing so marketing hadn't taken over computing yet.

  • ryandrake  3 years ago

    > Also they didn't consider themselves to be unique and special snowflakes that needed non-standard widgets and theming.

    Ugh, this hurts my soul. I've worked with way too many designers who simply had to use their own icons and menus and scroll bars and drop-downs and on and on. Yea, let's throw out the person-centuries of interaction design research that the OS vendor put into the standard controls so that you, 3 years out of design school, can impose your "improved" version of them.

  • anthk  3 years ago

    >Also the internet wasn't as big a thing so marketing hadn't taken over computing yet.

    Java it's an exception. Every company and his granma used that.