Comment by spez on 25/01/2017 at 18:55 UTC

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View submission: Out with 2016, in with 2017

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We test everything carefully. One of the major efforts of 2016 was both building the testing framework and the culture of experimentation.

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Comment by [deleted] at 25/01/2017 at 19:19 UTC*

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Comment by nosecohn at 25/01/2017 at 22:37 UTC

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Might I suggest an emphasis on *usability* testing?

Put users in a room, ask them to perform common tasks, and have people with clipboards take note of how many attempts it takes them to accomplish those tasks. This is the only real way to determine whether a tool is truly working as well as it could.

Comment by maybe_awake at 25/01/2017 at 19:54 UTC

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Where are these proto designs? Is there a link I can follow to look at them? I'm excited to be on the mailing list now. As someone who works in UX and is currently doing a massive redesign project, it'll be cool to see how reddit approaches this.

Comment by [deleted] at 25/01/2017 at 19:19 UTC

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There is a huge difference between testing and implementing fixes.

Comment by [deleted] at 25/01/2017 at 19:17 UTC

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Can you test getting bent more carefully please?