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Laws of UX

https://lawsofux.com/
52•bobbiechen•2h ago

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nye2k•1h ago
This one pops up a lot - I love the design and poster aspect. I am always amazed how many of these 'Laws' trace back to Nielsen Norman Group data and research over the years. Many UX trends are even named after them! Jakobs law... Norman Door. UX professionals are being greatly influenced by this focused observer set. Maybe just my opinion, but modern UX and HCI theory is being held back day by day due to a set of gentle rules. Specifically, 'Rules' from exposed patterns across user experiences in Broadcast and other non-interactive media.
Rygian•55m ago
Law #0: don't reflowb or otherwise move around the UI element I'm going to click on.
itronitron•45m ago
also: don't distract with unnecessary and unrelated graphics
qaid•34m ago
Thanks for sharing this. After nearly a decade of being "full stack", I've only now been diving more and more into UI and have barely touched the surface of UX.

Slightly off-topic, but are there any resources for common UI designs/patterns especially for mobile/webapps? e.g. hamburger menus, toast notifications, etc. I've been looking for a site that's organized, comprehensive and with visual examples.

harulf•21m ago
In a UI course I took at uni (~2009) we had Jennifer Tidwell's book which was pretty much exactly what you're asking for, though not catered for mobile due to smartphones just having come out. Seems like her most recent edition has a lot of mobile focus though:

https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/designing-interfaces-3r...

hungryhobbit•23m ago
I liked the earlier page in this series, but this one feels kind of half-assed. Consider many of the first entries, like this one:

"Cognitive Bias - A systematic error of thinking or rationality in judgment that influence our perception"

That's not a law! It's barely even a useful concept in the form presented here!

Instead of being a useful collection of rules a UI designer/dev can apply, this just feels like the author picked some terms, looked up their definition in the dictionary, and threw it all together so he could sell posters.

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https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/53262
167•homebrewer•32m ago•54 comments

Zed 1.0

https://zed.dev/blog/zed-1-0
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Copy Fail – CVE-2026-31431

https://copy.fail/
146•unsnap_biceps•1h ago•63 comments

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126•agwa•3h ago•33 comments

We need a federation of forges

https://blog.tangled.org/federation/
425•icy•5h ago•237 comments

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39•takira•1h ago•11 comments

Cursor Camp

https://neal.fun/cursor-camp/
203•bpierre•3h ago•25 comments

Laws of UX

https://lawsofux.com/
52•bobbiechen•2h ago•6 comments

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https://www.chrisbrunet.com/p/third-editor-fired-in-elseviers-citation
121•RigbyTaro•3h ago•36 comments

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https://x.com/GlennMeder/status/2049088498163216560
451•Cider9986•3h ago•280 comments

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98•0x54MUR41•4h ago•45 comments

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461•e12e•10h ago•111 comments

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102•0xKelsey•4h ago•43 comments

Why I still reach for Lisp and Scheme instead of Haskell

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44•jjba23•10h ago•3 comments

The end of "Just ask Sarah"

https://simme.dev/posts/the-end-of-just-ask-sarah/
4•milkglass•26m ago•0 comments

Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/maryland-grocery-stores-ban-surveillance-pricing
103•01-_-•2h ago•61 comments

Mistral Medium 3.5

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280•meetpateltech•4h ago•161 comments

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578•lwhsiao•17h ago•320 comments

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102•jschomay•6h ago•19 comments

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https://github.com/DOS-History/Paterson-Listings
90•s2l•8h ago•5 comments

Ghostty is leaving GitHub

https://mitchellh.com/writing/ghostty-leaving-github
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At Protocol: Building the Social Internet

https://atproto.com/
19•resiros•3h ago•4 comments

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21•nipponese•2h ago•24 comments

Virtualisation on Apple Silicon Macs is different

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16•zdw•2h ago•5 comments

Improving ICU handovers by learning from Scuderia Ferrari F1 team

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47•embedding-shape•6h ago•45 comments

Before GitHub

https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/4/28/before-github/
626•mlex•22h ago•205 comments

How ChatGPT serves ads

https://www.buchodi.com/how-chatgpt-serves-ads-heres-the-full-attribution-loop/
469•lmbbuchodi•19h ago•328 comments