Jason Godesky – Medium

Jason Godesky

Jumpstarting a New RESTful API

A tutorial on how to use an API starter template to create a Dockerized RESTful API with Deno 2, Oak, PostgreSQL, OpenAPI, and JSON:API…

Jan 9

An example of the sort of JSON:API-compliant JSON that a GET request might return. Screenshot taken from Postman.

Jan 9

Published in
UX Collective

Embracing change with system-driven design

To embrace change, you have to make it easy and cheap. System-driven design is one way to do just that.

May 30, 2023

The same graph as above with time on the y-axis and the cost of change on the x-axis, but with a blue curve that starts with a high cost of change at zero time, and swoops down to an asymptote that approaches a very low cost of change as time goes on.

May 30, 2023

The Rocky History of UX Design & the Waterfall

The waterfall has fundamentally shaped how we think of our profession and craft as UX professionals — to everyone’s detriment.

May 24, 2023

An illustration of the waterfall approach to software development: Requirements to Analysis to Design to Code to Test to Maintenance.

May 24, 2023

Published in
Bootcamp

The Problem with the Double Diamond

The clash between agility and UX isn’t between quality and velocity; it’s between building and dwelling.

May 18, 2023

An illustration of the Double Diamond. There are two diamonds, illustrating a process that goes from left to right. The left diamond is labeled “Research,” with a label above that says, “1. Design the Right Thing.” Its left-most tip is labeled “Problem.” Its left half is labeled “Discover: Insight into the Problem.” Its right half is labeled “Explore/Define: Scope Down the Focus.” The junction between the two diamonds is labeled “Problem Definition.” The second diamond is labeled “Design,”…

May 18, 2023

Published in
UX Collective

The difference between agile and UX is not about quantity vs. quality

The difference between agile development and UX isn’t between quality and quantity — it’s between building and dwelling.

May 10, 2023

The difference between agile and UX is not about quantity vs. quality

May 10, 2023

Published in
Bootcamp

Your MVP is Just the Beginning

A good minimum viable product is a starting point, not a final deliverable.

Apr 20, 2023

Henrik Kniberg’s viral illustration of minimum viable product. Two processes are illustrated, one above and one below. The process above is labeled “Not like this” and crossed out, showing stages of making a car in which it is only usable in the very last phase. The bottom is labeled “Like this!” with a procession from skateboard to scooter to bicycle to motorcycle to car.

Apr 20, 2023

Published in
UX Collective

ChatGPT cannot do user research

Why ChatGPT may produce inaccurate information about people, places, or facts.

Apr 13, 2023

I ask ChatGPT: “Create a user persona for a hotel booking app.” ChatGPT responds: “User Persona 1: Business Traveler. Name: Sarah Thompson. Age: 35. Gender: Female. Occupation: Sales Manager. Location: Chicago, IL. Tech Savviness: High. Goals: Find hotels close to her clients’ offices or conference venues; manage and track her travel expenses; ensure a comfortable and quiet environment for work and rest.” The response continues past what the image shows.

Apr 13, 2023

Published in
Better Programming

Why Scrum Fails

Why is it that we all follow a process called “Scrum,” and yet no one actually follows the process that the Scrum Guide defines as Scrum?

Apr 4, 2023

A scene from the 1959 film Ben-Hur in which Charlton Heston in the title role is one of a large group of slaves forced to row a Roman galley.

Apr 4, 2023

Published in
Better Programming

All Software Estimates are Lies

You might expect me to follow that up with some pithy reversal, like George Box’s famous quote about models, but are estimates useful?

Apr 27, 2023

An ostrich burying its head in the sand.

Apr 27, 2023

Published in
Better Programming

The Art of the Vertical Slice

Agility means taking a small step and then seeing where you are. That requires cross-functional teams to work in vertical slices.

Mar 22, 2023

An illustration of a slice of rainbow cake composed of several layers, each with its own color.

Mar 22, 2023

Jason Godesky

Jason Godesky

I’m a product designer with full-stack development experience from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Following

Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams