Golden Rules of Interface Design

Matt Smith
We deliver software to help fix someone’s problems and make their life easier. It should be frustration-free and easy to use. In this Lean BYTES, let’s talk through a few simple design principles that provide a solid foundation in helping users feel comfortable and in control of the software we build.
What the heck is Lean BYTES?
Lean BYTES is a short, 16-minute (get it? two bytes equal 16 bits... #nerdjokes), presentation designed to provide you with the tools you need to take your teams to the next level in an easily consumable, shareable format.
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Software Factories: What They Are and When You’re Ready for One

Patrick Robinson
In this Lean BYTES, Patrick Robinson will talk through what software factories are, where they sit in your agentic engineering maturity and how to get there.