MikuEvalon

Whew... the internet is a scary place these days. Wherever I go, either I run into Corona conspiracy theories or into people telling the DeviantArt staff to kill themselves. Seriously. This makes me ashamed of belonging to the same species. I'm really fed up with the toxic discussion "culture" surrounding Eclipse, so I'd like to offer my own point of view. While I'm not a web developer myself, my day job is focused on the development of user interfaces. Last winter I was teaching students about the user-centered design process, and this included some lessons that I want to share here. Lessons from User-Centered Design 1) You cannot please everyone. There is no "one size fits all" solution. At best, you can develop something that is good for the majority of users - and yes, "majority" can mean as little as 51% in the worst case. So it is only natural that a lot of people will be unhappy with the final result. That's democracy for you. 2) Listen to every user, not only the one who

Okay, let's get this out of the way: I'm a lot more flexible regarding change than most people my age. I'm willing to give Eclipse a try- and have been giving it a try for several months. I won't deny that it has problems. Here's the thing: in order for dA to fix its problems, they need to know those problems are there, and that means getting useful feedback. I see the vitriol and hate being showered on Eclipse the same as everyone else, and sometimes- not every time, by any stretch- there are also valid concerns listed. If those concerns are not also posted as feedback, though, it's unfair to expect the devs to notice them or take them seriously. Now, here's something you can do to make the experience better and give yourself a degree of ownership over the new site: SUBMIT FEEDBACK! Here's how on a PC: Hover your mouse over your icon on the right side of your page. Scroll down to the menu item that says "Get Help & Give Feedback" and click on it. The first item on the top left of