adrianoconnor

Presumably as a kind of word play on ‘the rise and fall of ancient civilisations’, it’s just a tiny pun to try and make a catchy post title I think

Getting Jitsi running is actually trivial (depending on your definition of trivial). I went from zero to fully running in about 30 minutes on a fresh Ubuntu server when I wanted to check something one time. It might even be dockerized, but my memory isn't 100% on that.

I remember following those same tutorials and not really learning much (but I was probably 11 at the time). I also remember that the OS includes were around £300 and there was no way I could ever afford that. I convinced my parents to buy me Blitz Basic 2 after following another Amiga Format tutorial later on, and that is what finally set me on my path. Programming in the 90's was generally a really expensive thing to get in to... And it was even worse on PC.

There are a few really good low-ish cost options on Mac. You should take a look at Pixelmator, Acorn and Affinity Photo. I think all have free trials. Out of those, Affinity is the one I use most, but that's because I also really like Affinity Designer (an Illustrator type application).

This site doesn't seem terribly useful -- looks like they're mostly looking for shiny things; pretty buttons, nice on-boarding flows, fancy modals etc.

What I would like is a nice in-depth analysis of the UX in highly complex applications -- does anybody know of a book or site that de-constructs web apps (and/or mobile apps) that aim to replace desktop software? Thinking about document management, hierarchical and context-aware menus, best-practices for editing stuff on a canvas (including alternatives for right-click menus).

Too often we just replicate what we would have done on a desktop, in the constraints of HTML, but usually that leads to poor UX (or at least sub-optimal).

Any suggestions appreciated...

--- After-thought: Does the 4th Edition of About Face go in to any of this? Back in the early 00's, v2 of that book was an enlightening read, but I haven't picked up the newer versions.

No.

And if your comment was a headline, that wouldn't be either.

:)

According to the book 'Night School' by Richard Wiseman, just lying down for a nap, even if you don't manage to sleep, is still beneficial.

Undertaken? How far out in the road are you riding? I've never undertaken a fellow cyclist in my life, out on the open road, and I can't think that I've ever seen it done.

I feel the same. And I often wonder if the 60 year old versions of ourselves will feel much the same about the crazy, misguided 37 year old fools they remember once being.