December 2009
Beginner to intermediate
168 pages
3h
English
book
Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems
by Steve Krug
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Chapter 7. Some boring checklists
And why you should use them even if, like me, you don’t really like checklists
Ready when you are, C.B.!1
—ANOTHER VERY OLD JOKE
1 Hence the old joke: Legendary director of biblical epics Cecil B. DeMille was filming a hugely expensive scene involving chariots, collapsing fiery towers, and thousands of extras, all shot in one take with a dozen cameras. When the action was over and DeMille had called “Cut!” he shouted through his megaphone to the camera supervisor on a nearby hill, “Did you get all that?” From the top of the hill, the supervisor waved back and shouted enthusiastically, “Ready when you are, C.B.!”
I’m not really a fan of checklists. To me, checklists always imply a rigid process, and frankly, ...
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