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When writing desktop applications, which is the most important for you?   [Edit]

Survey period: 22 Mar 2004 to 28 Mar 2004

It certainly depends on the the type of application, but in general, which one is your #1 goal?

OptionVotes% 
Speed726.37
Ease of use42137.22
Reliability33029.18
Maintainability907.96
Extensibility605.31
Good looking UI11410.08
Efficient use of resources443.89



 
GeneralRe: Ease of use always Pin
Anonymous25-Mar-04 20:26
Anonymous25-Mar-04 20:26 
GeneralMissing choice Pin
Skond22-Mar-04 22:00
Skond22-Mar-04 22:00 
GeneralRe: Missing choice Pin
Peter Mares23-Mar-04 22:39
Peter Mares23-Mar-04 22:39 
GeneralReliability then Speed Pin
John M. Drescher22-Mar-04 19:25
John M. Drescher22-Mar-04 19:25 
GeneralRe: Reliability then Speed Pin
Navin23-Mar-04 4:53
Navin23-Mar-04 4:53 
Generalease of use Pin
PJ Arends22-Mar-04 19:14
professionalPJ Arends22-Mar-04 19:14 
GeneralRe: ease of use Pin
Paul Watson22-Mar-04 21:47
sitebuilderPaul Watson22-Mar-04 21:47 
GeneralRe: ease of use Pin
Anonymous23-Mar-04 13:31
Anonymous23-Mar-04 13:31 
But an application that fails and requires a user to restart often, is not easy to use IMHO.
GeneralRe: ease of use Pin
Navin23-Mar-04 3:35
Navin23-Mar-04 3:35 
GeneralRe: ease of use Pin
Cisco432124-Mar-04 20:20
Cisco432124-Mar-04 20:20 
GeneralRe: ease of use Pin
Michael Flanakin25-Mar-04 6:51
Michael Flanakin25-Mar-04 6:51 
GeneralSpeed Pin
Steve McLenithan22-Mar-04 17:38
Steve McLenithan22-Mar-04 17:38 
GeneralRe: Speed Pin
Navin23-Mar-04 3:36
Navin23-Mar-04 3:36 
GeneralGet a better machine Pin
Daniel Turini23-Mar-04 5:38
Daniel Turini23-Mar-04 5:38 
GeneralRe: Get a better machine Pin
Steve McLenithan23-Mar-04 18:15
Steve McLenithan23-Mar-04 18:15 
GeneralRe: Speed Pin
Gary Wheeler23-Mar-04 5:51
Gary Wheeler23-Mar-04 5:51 
GeneralExtensibility Pin
Marc Clifton22-Mar-04 14:46
mvaMarc Clifton22-Mar-04 14:46 
GeneralRe: Extensibility Pin
Anders Molin22-Mar-04 14:55
professionalAnders Molin22-Mar-04 14:55 
GeneralRe: Extensibility Pin
Navin23-Mar-04 3:32
Navin23-Mar-04 3:32 
GeneralRe: Extensibility Pin
Stan Shannon23-Mar-04 8:14
Stan Shannon23-Mar-04 8:14 
GeneralMaintainability Pin
Navin22-Mar-04 14:39
Navin22-Mar-04 14:39 
GeneralRe: Maintainability Pin
John Kuhn22-Mar-04 15:51
John Kuhn22-Mar-04 15:51 
GeneralRe: Maintainability Pin
DBuckner22-Mar-04 17:08
DBuckner22-Mar-04 17:08 
GeneralRe: Maintainability Pin
John Kuhn22-Mar-04 17:29
John Kuhn22-Mar-04 17:29 
GeneralRe: Maintainability Pin
DBuckner22-Mar-04 18:17
DBuckner22-Mar-04 18:17 

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