*** GUIs - Book: Humane interface - jeff raskin
This book (mentioned tonight) - The Humane Interface - is brilliant: http://www.amazon.com/Humane-Interface-Directions-Designing-Interactive/dp/0201379376/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228280960&sr=8-1 And, as I looked this reference up, Amazon.com reminded me of this other brilliant book that was not mentioned tonight: http://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Donald-Norman/dp/0465067107/ref... An easy, enthralling read. This book is not about programming, but about design. It examines issues, like, why everyone has had the experience of trying to push a door open when it clearly says "PULL" and how such a simple mistake can result in mortally dangerous situations. I have not been the same since I read both of these books. The way I see it, people who gravitate towards Lisp care more about the deeper issues of design and quality. Lisp'ers are the "architects" and "engineers" of the software world, leaving the Java / perl / etc.'ers to act as the tradesmen. These non-Lisp books might be of interest to people in our group. These books are, also, available at the library. pt