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FL FLACKO · Tech and Me, Loving It or Hating It

The Empty State Is the First Thing Your User Sees. Most Apps Waste It.

Part eight of a series on building software people don’t quietly hate. We’ve covered what your app says while it’s thinking, when it’s…

Jun 28, 2026 · 6 min read · 76 claps paywalled #ux-design #onboarding #vibe-coding

The Empty State Is the First Thing Your User Sees. Most Apps Waste It.

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FL FLACKO · Tech and Me, Loving It or Hating It

Skeletons, Spinners, Progress Bars, and the Loaders That Aren’t Loaders at All

Part three of a series on building software people don’t quietly hate. Last time: the forty-year history of making people wait. Today…

May 31, 2026 · 7 min read · 60 claps paywalled #ux-design #optimistic-ui #loading-state

Skeletons, Spinners, Progress Bars, and the Loaders That Aren’t Loaders at All

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FL FLACKO · Tech and Me, Loving It or Hating It

Every Section Fends for Itself: How to Actually Build an App That Doesn’t Collapse

Part ten of a series on building software people don’t quietly hate. Last time: why one broken chart shouldn’t nuke your whole dashboard…

Jul 04, 2026 · 7 min read · 56 claps paywalled #graceful-degradation #frontend-architecture #component-design

Every Section Fends for Itself: How to Actually Build an App That Doesn’t Collapse

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FL FLACKO · Tech and Me, Loving It or Hating It

Jakob’s Law: Why Your Genius New Idea for the Shopping Cart Is Actually a Tax on Everyone

Part twelve of a series on building software people don’t quietly hate. The last eleven parts were about what your app says. This one is…

Jul 13, 2026 · 7 min read · 53 claps paywalled #jakobs-law #ux-design #user-expectation

Jakob’s Law: Why Your Genius New Idea for the Shopping Cart Is Actually a Tax on Everyone

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FL FLACKO · Tech and Me, Loving It or Hating It

The Beach Ball of Death and Other Ways We’ve Lied to Users for 40 Years

Part two of a series on building software people don’t quietly hate. Last time: the difference between how an app looks and how it feels…

May 27, 2026 · 9 min read · 50 claps paywalled #ux-design #loading-state #vibe-coding

The Beach Ball of Death and Other Ways We’ve Lied to Users for 40 Years

TCH DSN

FL FLACKO · Tech and Me, Loving It or Hating It

Nobody Likes Filling Out Forms. Here’s How to Make Yours Hateable in Fewer Ways.

Part six of a series on building software people don’t quietly hate. We’ve covered what your app says while it’s thinking and what it says…

Jun 17, 2026 · 8 min read · 50 claps paywalled #form-design #form-usability #web-forms

Nobody Likes Filling Out Forms. Here’s How to Make Yours Hateable in Fewer Ways.

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FL FLACKO · Tech and Me, Loving It or Hating It

Hick’s Law: Why Google’s Homepage Is Basically Empty on Purpose

Part fourteen of a series on building software people don’t quietly hate. Last time: even “familiar” isn’t one fixed thing — it bends by…

Aug 24, 2026 · 8 min read · 50 claps paywalled #hicks-law #ux-design #decision-fatigue

Hick’s Law: Why Google’s Homepage Is Basically Empty on Purpose

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FL FLACKO · Tech and Me, Loving It or Hating It

How Long People Will Actually Stare at a Spinner Before They Quietly Leave

Part four of a series on building software people don’t quietly hate. Last time: the four kinds of loaders and which one to pick. Today: a…

Jun 05, 2026 · 8 min read · 50 claps paywalled #vibe-coding #ux-design #user-patience

How Long People Will Actually Stare at a Spinner Before They Quietly Leave

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FL FLACKO · Tech and Me, Loving It or Hating It

The Best Feature in Your App Is the One Nobody Ever Notices

Part eleven of a series on building software people don’t quietly hate. Ten parts of things going wrong: waiting, breaking, half-loading…

Jul 08, 2026 · 7 min read · 50 claps paywalled #success-status #user-feedback #microinteractions

The Best Feature in Your App Is the One Nobody Ever Notices

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FL FLACKO · Tech and Me, Loving It or Hating It

A Good Error Message Is the Most Underrated Trust-Builder in Your App

Part five of a series on building software people don’t quietly hate. The last three parts were about what your app says while it’s…

Jun 13, 2026 · 7 min read · 50 claps paywalled #ux-design #error-handling #ux-writing

A Good Error Message Is the Most Underrated Trust-Builder in Your App

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FL FLACKO · Tech and Me, Loving It or Hating It

Half Your App Loaded and Half of It Didn’t. Now What?

Part nine of a series on building software people don’t quietly hate. We’ve covered the clean screen states: loading, error, and empty…

Jul 01, 2026 · 6 min read · 50 claps paywalled #graceful-degradation #partial-states #frontend-architecture

Half Your App Loaded and Half of It Didn’t. Now What?

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FL FLACKO · Tech and Me, Loving It or Hating It

A Computer Science Major Built an App So Bad It Taught Me Everything About UX

Part one of a series on building software people don’t quietly hate. We start where I started: laughing at a friend’s app, then realizing…

May 21, 2026 · 6 min read · 50 claps paywalled #ux-design #ui-vs-ux-design #building-with-ai

A Computer Science Major Built an App So Bad It Taught Me Everything About UX

TCH DSN

FL FLACKO · Tech and Me, Loving It or Hating It

Where You Put an Error Matters Almost as Much as What It Says

Part seven of a series on building software people don’t quietly hate. Last time we wrote the error message itself. This time, where it…

Jun 23, 2026 · 7 min read · 29 claps paywalled #ux-design #error-state #toast-notifications