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!Boring Software
Personal blog · andy.works/wordsdesignwriting
!Boring Software is a personal blog at andy.works about design and writing. Since 2020, 15 different Hacker News readers have linked it 16 times, most often “The most satisfying checkbox”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (5) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Posts on interface details such as 'The most satisfying checkbox' and animation 'juice', by the developer of the Habits app. Commenters link them as related reading on checkbox and UI-feedback design.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 5 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Apple Design Award Winner—(Not Boring) Weather, Habits, Timer, Calculator—better everyday apps, built like a game, 3D interface, customizable with skins, supported by members.
Most-linked posts?
- The most satisfying checkbox7 people · 7 mentions · first linked 2022-06-13
- Paper at 102 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-03-29
What Hacker News says?
See also: Juice https://garden.bradwoods.io/notes/design/juice https://www.andy.works/words/the-most-satisfying-checkbox
Comment linking /words/the-most-satisfying-checkbox
on “My favourite animation trick: exponential smoothing (2023)”Submitted The most satisfying checkbox as a story · 613 points
HN discussionAs a user of this app and long-time admirer of the developer behind it (co-creator of the fantastic Paper drawing app for iPad), maybe it would help the conversation if I illustrate my daily encounter with this UI. I’ve been trying to limit the days on which I eat unhealthy foods to Fridays and Saturdays (yay, it’s Friday!). I’m good at sticking to plans like that without help from an app, but when I gave “Habits” a…
Comment linking /words/here-we-go
on “The most satisfying checkbox”Submitted Good Design vs. Great Design as a story · 36 points
HN discussionIt is missing this one https://www.andy.works/words/the-most-satisfying-checkbox
Comment linking /words/the-most-satisfying-checkbox
on “CSS checkbox examples”Submitted Paper at 10 as a story · 10 points
HN discussionThat checkbox has a story as well[1], and the author references gamedev explicitly. Though I still like the table-of-contents snake[2,3] best. [1] https://www.andy.works/words/the-most-satisfying-checkbox [2] https://lab.hakim.se/progress-nav/ [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0NtjY17v5w
Comment linking /words/the-most-satisfying-checkbox
on “Juice”Submitted Honor the Material as a story · 3 points
HN discussionThere's always a lot, but a few things really helped me this past year (all less than $200): - I got one of those Stagg kettles[0]. I make a lot of pour-overs, and a nice kettle neck gave me a lot more control than I expected. Coffee tastes the same, but making it is more fun. - Not Boring's "Habits" app is fantastic[1]. I've been trying to nail down a meditation practice, and this finally did the trick for me. It h…
Comment linking /product/habits
on “Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022”Submitted The World's Most Satisfying Checkbox as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Most Satisfying Checkbox as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Andy.works: No More Boring Apps as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Paper at 10 – (Not Boring) Software as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Most Satisfying Checkbox – Andy.works as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted No More Boring Apps as a story · 1 points
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