Home / Quotes / Quote by Erik Naggum

Quote by Erik Naggum

“Unfortunately, nigh the whole world is now duped into thinking that silly fill-in forms on web pages is the way to do user interfaces.”

Quote by Erik Naggum

Author

Erik Naggum was a Norwegian computer programmer known for his contributions to the Unix and Linux communities. He was respected for his deep understanding of programming languages and his passion for computer science. Naggum became active on the internet in the mid-1990s and made significant contributions to discussions about programming and computer science on various online forums. more

You May Also Like

“I have come to believe that large print, thick and heavy paper, and wide margins and oversize leading is indicative of the expected intelligence of the reader. … Compare children's books and books on Web Duhsign or other X-in-21-days books. If the reading level of a specification is below college level, chances are the people behind it are morons and the result morose.”

“Would you buy a book proudly stating on the cover that its reader is a dummy? Or would you think "of course it's ironic"?”

Thinking Book Courses Reader Ironic Dummy

Author:Erik Naggum

“They don't make poles long enough for me want to touch Microsoft products, and I don't want any mass-marketed game-playing device or Windows appliance near my desk or on my network. This is my workbench, dammit, it's not a pretty box to impress people with graphics and sounds. When I work at this system up to 12 hours a day, I'm profoundly uninterested in what user interface a novice user would prefer.”

People Want Long Enough Games Sound Hours Products Mass Window Boxes Devices Users Desks Impress Microsoft Interfaces Appliances Novices Uninterested User Interface

Author:Erik Naggum

“What people "want" is a function of what they learn is available. If you wish to sell something, you'd better understand that you can't give people what they want in the market today, because what they want today is what they can already get. You have to discover what they really want, and find some way to give that physical shape.”

People Ifs Way Want Giving Today Wish Shapes Function Sells Available

Author:Erik Naggum

“Optimization is generally detrimental to future success, but it is the only way to accomplish present success in competition with others who are equally interested in short-term results.”

Way Term Results Competition Accomplish Short Term Future Success Detrimental Optimization

Author:Erik Naggum

“From the Latin word "imponere", base of the obsolete English "impone" and translated as "impress" in modern English, Nordic hackers have coined the terms "imponator" (a device that does nothing but impress bystanders, referred to as the "imponator effect") and "imponade" (that "goo" that fills you as you get impressed with something - from "marmelade", often referred as "full of imponade", always ironic).”

Doe Term Modern Effects Devices Latin Ironic Impressed Impress Obsolete Hackers Bystanders Nordic Modern English

Author:Erik Naggum

“If everyone could learn that what is right for me does not make it right for anyone else, the world would be a much happier place.”

Ifs World Doe Would Be

Author:William Glasser

“In Norway, we have a community of people who prefer to use a version of Norwegian that looks very much like lutefisk: Dug up remains from the garbage heap of history and dressed up to look like a tradition.”

People Looks Use Community Tradition Remains Versions Garbage Dressed Up Norway Norwegians

Author:Erik Naggum

“Norway did not even have a revolution at the time the rest of Europe was busy figuring out human rights and stuff, because we were busy fighting over how to spell it.”

Humans Fighting Stuff Rights Revolution Europe Busy Human Rights Spells Norway

Author:Erik Naggum

“A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. I regret that this isn't fatal.”

Littles Dangerous Regret I Regret Dangerous Things Little Knowledge

Author:Erik Naggum