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The goals of “good design”, and this document altogether, are closely tied to the application’s stakeholders and their priorities. For this app the main stakeholder priorities are:
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Users
Although the actual user journey is laid out in the next section, from a design perspective we need to ensure that the features provided are accessible i.e. UI is not too cluttered/confusing, and that the site behaviour is reliable i.e. minimise loading times/site crashes. -
Developers
For the sake of fellow developers, we should aim to keep the architecture simple or intuitive where possible to minimise headaches further down the line. We should also appropriately document our code (but need to strike the right balance - too many comments can create clutter; ideally code should be self-documenting) -
Operations
Following on from the above, the same applies to maintaining the application, as we aim to ensure the site will be easy to grow and maintain in future. -
Project Management
When it comes to coordinating development tasks, this is made easier by having the system divided into localised modules which can exist independently e.g. UI logic is encapsulated in one module, whereas database logic is handled separately.
In addition to the above priorities, re-usability should be encouraged as much as possible.