"Pretty <xxx>" is an sarcastic term attacking the trend of "Form over Function" °

This is one of the fundamental conflicts software designers have, if they are asked by amateurs (aka bosses) to dumb down carefully designed interfaces into something prettier (sic).

In this case: Charts look better with less text and appealing colors, but loose crucial information.

E.g: I'm afraid the new metacpan interface is an example for sacrificing function for form.

Cheers Rolf
(addicted to the 𐍀𐌴𐍂𐌻 Programming Language :)
Wikisyntax for the Monastery

°) Apparently this conflict is much older than IT and originates in architecture ... Makes sense :)

see Form follows function

In reply to Re^7: Perl regex speed (Form follows function) by LanX
in thread Perl regex speed by malaigo

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