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Suddenly, users were on 3G connections in their backyard. They had a toddler screaming in one ear and a dog barking in the other. They were using a trackpad with one hand while holding a coffee in the other.

If you look at the history of software design, certain years act as "pressure cookers." 2007 (the iPhone) changed ergonomics. 2004 (Web 2.0) changed participation. But 2020? 2020 didn’t change technology. It changed context . 2020 software design

And software? Software had to catch up. Fast. Suddenly, users were on 3G connections in their backyard

In response, 2020 became the year of .

Software design in 2020 was ugly, frantic, and exhausting. But it was also the first time the industry collectively remembered that on the other side of the screen is a tired, hungry, slightly frantic human being. If you look at the history of software

In a crisis, users don't want features. They want value in the first 10 seconds . If your software required a training course, it died. The Hangover: What We Kept The funny thing about 2020 is that it wasn't a trend. It was a survival mechanism. Now, three years later (writing from the future), we’ve kept the good parts.