During the Mobilism 2013 Conference, the statement "Think about the Little Guy" was repeated in couple of presentations. Even after a week, this statement keeps resounding in my mind. It is something we tend to ignore as software engineers. We, software engineers are one of the selected few who have access to the newest technology there is. We tend to take this for granted and often assume that the whole world shares these perks. The world scene, sadly is a bit different. Not only are there loads of people who still do not have access to the digital world of services and things, but a lot of them who do often do not have the luxury of fancy and smart devices. Do these people then not have the right to services and proper user experience?
Hell yeah! The little guy has as much right to the proper user experience as any of us. Why don't we then design our services for the little guy? Why do we lend an sarcastic smile when experience on Game Console browers is discussed?
We need to start changing our outlook of seeing our services. We need to start caring about the little guy. We need to start caring about the user experience on all devices and not just the smart ones.
My new mantra - "Always think about the little guy".
Hence I will worry and do Responsive Web Design and take it to the very extreme of delivering the same user experience for all devices... (Responsive images, Responsive content, and all there is). See link for stuff I'm gonna use.
P.S. The picture is RK Laxman's - The Common Man
