Marcin Wichary:
There are fun things you can do in software when it is aware of
the dimensions and features of its hardware. […]The rule here would be, perhaps, a version of “show, don’t tell.”
We could call it “point to, don’t describe.” (Describing what to
do means cognitive effort to read the words and understand them.
An arrow pointing to something should be easier to process.)
I just learned the word proprioception a few weeks ago, in the context of how you can close your eyes and put your fingertip on the tip of your nose. Perfect word for this sort of hardware/software integration too.
