Is there any published, empirical research into how effective (or not) it is for a complex application to have a “simple mode” setting that reduces its functionality to make it more approachable for beginners?
(Conceptually I'm talking about Garage Band and Logic being one application where you can switch between the simple & pro interfaces & feature set.)
Will Thompson /
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2024-07-02 16:12:35
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