Making User Interface Elements Difficult to Use By Intent

Nice write-up by Jacob Gube describing situations in which it makes sense to design an interface to be harder to use:

1. When using the interface element is costly to the user if used by accident
2. When there’s an overall improvement to the UI as a whole
3. When the cost of maintaining a feature is costly to the provider if used frequently

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Making User Interface Elements Difficult to Use By Intent