The writer like --ALL-- users, lacks vision. (Score 1)

The author of this article only sees the product from his point of view. A programmer must see the product from all users point of view. (for example) The author fails to see that this product completely eliminates the ten people who run the finished paper up to the presses. Who can now be eliminated, saving the company money, and allowing the author to maintain his hefty salary. Or the three people who are responsible for formatting text to go on the website. Or the fact that Betsy in accounting can now directly authorize payments to freelance authors without having to send a payment request to the editors. The author lacks the vision to see the entirety of the new product. It's sad that the developers did not spend more time usability testing, but in reality, when deadlines loom, usability testing in particular goes by the wayside. Whether or not the product makes life easier for the author might not even have been one of the goals of the product. The CIO or CTO might have made the decision that he didn't care whether Joe Reporter had to spend 10 extra minutes using this product every day, because the product eliminated 10 jobs from the payroll.