Zach Archer Blog » openmoko http://blog.zacharcher.com This blog is GO! Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:02:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Trainwreckin’ http://blog.zacharcher.com/2008/07/19/trainwreckin/ http://blog.zacharcher.com/2008/07/19/trainwreckin/#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:56:34 +0000 Zach http://blog.zacharcher.com/?p=22 OpenMoko is a flavor of Linux for cell phones. It's also a UI nightmare for end users. Witness these videos:


OpenMoko Train Wreck from Dave Fayram on Vimeo.


More OpenMoko Train Wrecking (Now with Qt!) from Dave Fayram on Vimeo.

There's a ton of literature describing best development practices out there. But I think case studies of failure, or good intentions gone horribly awry, are just as important. It's essential to recognize what not to do. I still regard The Daily WTF as a learning resource, full of cautionary (and hilarious) case studies.

Also, there are no "________-killers," but that's a subject for a different day.

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