We use one very old software package. Every modern one asks "save? Yes/no". This one asks "discard? Yes/no". And out of habit you tend to click yes to save it. I warn every junior for this trap, but they all fall for it at least once.
All would be avoided if the developers followed the first rule of button naming.
We use one very old software package. Every modern one asks "save? Yes/no". This one asks "discard? Yes/no". And out of habit you tend to click yes to save it. I warn every junior for this trap, but they all fall for it at least once.
All would be avoided if the developers followed the first rule of button naming.
https://uxmovement.com/buttons/5-rules-for-choosing-the-right-words-on-button-labels/
Button naming standards are written in the blood of junior engineers (by the senior engineers)