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Jan 2018
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Episode 13 - Do Developers Make Lousy UX...

Hussein Nasser
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In this episode we discuss why lot of people think Developers make unusable and lousy user experiences and interfaces. We take examples of Windows vs Mac and a throw back from a blog post I wrote 10 years ago. Enjoy 
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