B2.26
Directness and Indirection Trade-offs
Cards in this group · 4
- B2.26.1Direct manipulation lowers the threshold for expression but struggles with batch, conditional, and repeated actions
- B2.26.2Indirect commands and syntax are reusable and automatable, but must be learned first
- B2.26.3Frequent precise single-object operations fit direct manipulation; infrequent batch operations fit indirection
- B2.26.4When one function has direct and indirect paths, both must produce the same result