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Watch notes on the Mother of all demos
Watching Engelbart's 1968 'Mother of all demos' live, in 2026. Running notes, with Claude as an asymmetric chevruta partner fetching references while I think aloud.
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Watching Engelbart's 1968 'Mother of all demos' live, in 2026. Running notes, with Claude as an asymmetric chevruta partner fetching references while I think aloud.
Ben Shneiderman presents eight foundational principles for interface design that have shaped HCI practice for three decades. The rules address consistency, universal usability, informative feedback, closure, error prevention, reversibility, user control, and cognitive load. These principles, derived from experience and continuously refined, provide a practical framework applicable across desktop, web, and mobile environments.