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Not saying you're entirely wrong, but there's a difference between incidental vs necessary complexity, and a web UI is not even remotely similar to an avionics dashboard. There might be something we software people could teach those in avionics, but I'd imagine the reverse is actually much more the case.

In fact, ergonomics was started by research during WW2 to reduce airplane accidents caused by human error. There's a reason flying is the safest mode of transportation today, and efforts in ergonomics play a big role. For example, the gears are placed in standardized locations / have standardized shapes to prevent pilots from using the wrong ones while in panic mode.




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