In an article on the web design site, A List Apart, author Dan Mall writes about the clash between the web design communities supporting Adobe Flash and the standard-in-development, HTML5.

Mall's primary concern about this clash is that there is too much bickering over which web technology is superior, rather than construction of a solid line of communication and collaboration between the two camps. He's right — it's about power and politics. Each side wants to gain the upper hand in influencing future rich application development on the web.

I have just finished reading a fascinating book called “The Checklist Manifesto” by Atul Gawande, a general and endocrine surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and leader of the World Health Organization’s Safe Surgery Saves Lives program. In this book, Gawande looks at industries including aeronautics, finance, construction, and healthcare with the aim of understanding why, with so much knowledge at their fingertips, these industries are still prone to failure. The reason, he says, is simple: the volume and complexity of knowledge today has exceeded our ability to properly deliver that knowledge to others. His solution is even simpler: use a checklist.

Here are some favorite Usability Quotes..

"Never lose sight of why software is being developed: to satisfy real needs, to solve real problems. The only way to solve real needs is to communicate with those who have the needs. The customer or users is the most important person involved with your project.

If you are a commercial developer, talk often with the clients. Keep them involved. Sure, it’s easier to develop software in a vacuum, but will the customer like the result?"

Alan M. Davis, 201 principles of software development