Topic: ux
premium User feedback can be found in unlikely places
In 2013, customer experience firm Walker released a report in which it predicted that by 2020, user experience would be the key differentiator for brands, and price and product would become less important to users when choosing among different digital services. Well, 2020 is here, and that prediction seems to have been pretty accurate. In … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Tasktop Jira Align Connector, SQL Server Management Studio 18.6, and Adobe, IBM and Red Hat’s digital transformation partnership
The release of Tasktop Hub 20.3 includes the ability to integrate Jira Align as well as new UX features. Jira Align is also supported by Tasktop Viz, where enterprises get insight into the flow of business value, starting from strategic planning in Jira Align and all through the implementation by individual value streams working in … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Airship launches free feature flags, Codefresh Runner,and dotData Enterprise 2.0
Airship launched free feature flags by Apptimize, enabling app developers to control the scope and timing of feature launches to validate success and reduce risk prior to full rollout. Developers can use Apptimize Feature Flags to choose when and to whom new features are accessible, and easily turn them on or off. In addition to … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 preview 2, Infragistics Ultimate 20.1 UX/UI toolkit release, and IBM’s AIF360 fairness toolkit
Visual Studio 2019 v16.7 Preview 2 now available with updates to the C++ Connection Manager, .NET Productivity, Git Productivity, and Local Process with Kubernetes. With the new C++ updates, users are now able to edit remote SSH connections, utilize enhanced IntelliSense support for Clang on Windows (clang-cl) in Visual Studio, as well as four new … continue reading
Mapping customer journeys: The path to better UX
Everyone today talks about improving customer experience, but what’s the best way to achieve this? A key challenge for solutions providers is how to obtain valuable feedback from users without experiencing their pain points first hand. Increased engagement is a must to achieve this. While this means dedicating more resources to the client, there is … continue reading
SD Times news digest: Progress announces preview of Progress Unite UX, CloudBees launches CloudBees AWS Quick Start, and OASIS introduces Open Projects program
App-development and digital experience technology company, Progress announced a preview of Progress Unite UX. The solution integrates with existing design tools to automatically translate design into pixel-perfect front-end code. Progress Unite UX combines plug-ins and libraries to popular design tools, creating guidelines for designers to work within. Design files are exported to a “MetaBridge” file … continue reading
Guest View: Top developer skills in demand
Digital disruption is building a voracious appetite for developers — and every area of home and business life is adapting to disruption. Platform-based business models, from travel and hospitality to recruitment and P2P funding, dominate the economy. Firms like Airbnb and Uber have no physical inventory of their own, but their platforms have revolutionized their … continue reading
Using research to inform design changes in software
The process of developing and deploying software can often be a complex one. Because of these complexities, sometimes important things get left out of the process. One mistake that companies often make when launching new software is not properly incorporating user research into their product. Sometimes, what happens is that user research is conducted, but … continue reading
UX design: It takes a village
UX design and testing continue to evolve with the emergence of new technologies that enable new types of experiences. Mobile and web apps changed the conversation from UI to UX. Now, UX involves much more than graphical UIs and app performance. Organizations must deliver omnichannel experiences that contemplate voice interfaces, virtual elements and more. “We’re … continue reading
Infragistics accelerates ROI for great user experiences
For the past 30 years, developers have trusted Infragistics to improve their productivity. As app design trends shifted from function-focused to delighting end users with great experiences, Infragistics led the way with tools for developers and designers that enable them to be more innovative and productive alone and together as part of a design-lead process. … continue reading
Improving UX outcomes is a team sport
Most companies building software tout the great user experiences (UX) they provide, but enterprise users seldom agree. After all, everyday apps are intuitive but enterprise applications still tend to require conformance. With Infragistics Indigo.Design, enterprise designers and developers can cooperatively deliver the kinds of UX outcomes their customers expect. Part of the problem is the … continue reading
Indigo.Design is facilitating collaboration throughout the software design process
Infragistics has announced the release of Indigo.Design, which is a cloud-based platform for visual design, UX prototyping, code generation, and app development. According to the company, the solution facilitates collaboration between developers, UX architects, product managers, and application developers throughout the software design and development process, while allowing each individual to use the tools they … continue reading
