Vigilant Software Blog
Why ease of use is so important
Usability is central to our development philosophy, and something we've spent a lot of time perfecting. What's so important about it anyway? Obviously, good software strives to be easy to use, but why do we make such a big deal about it?
Our customers ramp up quicker
First of all, and probably most obviously, our customers get going much faster than with our competitors. A majority of them are able to install Sentry and analyze their code without asking us a single question. This is (sadly) unusual for tools in our space, and getting it right is something we take pride in.
Productivity tools are supposed to make you productive
What's the point of a tool that saves time in your development process if it's hard to use? Productivity tools should be easy to install, easy to integrate, and easy to monitor. We want our software to be a natural extension of your existing process.
Focus on what matters
When software is easy to use, it fades into the background. Good software gets out of your way and lets you do your job. We took this message to heart and made your code and your results the focus. We want our users to spend less time fiddling and configuring, more time getting stuff done.
Finally, ease of use isn't really about hand-holding. It's a conscious focus on removing redundancy and unnecessary steps, automating whatever can be automated, and, of course, eating our own dogfood.
