The Inmates Are Running the Asylum (Paperback)

from gtliddle

This book has been on my reading list for quite some time and I'm glad I was finally able to read it. Cooper does an excellent job of building a case about why software is frustrating. Then he unveils his solution of focusing on interaction design through the development of user personas, goal-di...

from clyde7

The first book to read to get into interaction design. What I disapprove is the author's disrespect towards software engineers. The title says it all.

from jasoncashdollar

An interesting book to read so long after its initial release. A lot of the problems Cooper discusses are still very real problems in today's companies. It is sad to see the resistance to change. There are somethings that have improved that Cooper obviously could not have predicted, so it is ente...

from DocOnDev

I was not particularly enamored with this book. Cooper spends the first eight chapters deriding developers in general and recounting failure after failure due to lack of UX/UCD in the process. While I suppose it was important at the time to stress the need for the solution, I felt it could have b...

from okdork

good but a bit nerdy for me.