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Understanding User Flows in UX (User Experience) Design
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Understanding User Flows in UX (User Experience) Design
2021 design development uxMany steps make up the process of UX research and design. Today, we will look at the preceding stage in the user experience discovery process - User Flows.
Firstly, let's look at who and what is a "User". A user requires something physical or has a particular problem they want to solve. It could be as simple as opening a door or using a complex mobile application to manage their business.
What Is UX and Why Does It Matter?
design development uxAs a user experience designer here at reinteractive it’s been amazing to see the attention user experience has received over the last 10 years. There’s been radical progress from confounding interfaces to simpler more elegant solutions that make life so much easier.
Despite this focus, I still see websites and applications with baffling interfaces, and I get the feeling that businesses with technological touch points might still have a way to go.
The Axioms of Software Development - Part 4
axioms development management uxAxioms are self-evident truths. The axioms of Software Development isolate key basics underpinning successful software development. These axioms build on each other. Understanding the first one will aid your understanding of the subsequent ones.
This is part of the series on the Axioms of Software Development. If you haven’t read them all - you can see them here.
Testing Rails applications on real mobile devices (both design and features such as camera access).
2020 development mobile Ruby on Rails uxAs more and more people start using their mobiles as their primary devices, both for personal and work purposes, we have gotten an increasing number of clients requesting features that make use of the capabilities that their mobile devices offer over regular computers. While these are certainly more fun to develop than a (let's be honest) vanilla Rails app, they can offer challenges, such as how to test them effectively.
There are plenty of ways to do so; many browsers nowadays offer a way to simulate different screen sizes, device orientations, and pixel ratios, such as Responsive Design Mode in Firefox. You can also use emulators, VMs, and services like BrowserStack. You have lots of options to simulate, but I want to briefly outline how to use real devices to test your apps running on your local Rails server. The benefits of this approach are:
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Developing any software is a significant investment. If the foundations aren’t there before you begin development you can invest more than necessary getting your MVP to market. This workshop is for anyone who needs to innovate their business and requires the ideation of an application or anyone who has an application idea that needs to be mapped out.
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With over 200 major projects completed by reinteractive, we have a very deep understanding of best practices and ideal scenes in software development, positioning us to deliver a comprehensive report on the quality of any Ruby on Rails based code.
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Our expert team have intimate knowledge of the Ruby on Rails framework, making reinteractive a fantastic choice for upgrading your application to the latest version of Rails and Ruby.
