Jef Raskin: the forgotten force shaping early personal computing

Jef Raskin: the forgotten force shaping early personal computing

Hacker News·1w·Jef Raskin

A retrospective on Jef Raskin's role in defining the Macintosh's design philosophy—emphasizing simplicity and usability over raw power. For indie builders, his insistence that computers should serve users rather than force users to adapt remains a blueprint for product thinking that still challenges today's complexity-laden software.

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