Poor Usability in Data Processing
Summary: Argues that adoption often favors usability over correctness: practitioners choose less principled 2010s systems and spreadsheets despite flawed semantics. Applies a usability lens to explain why best-of-class DBs lose out and calls for usability-focused research. (summarized by gpt-5-mini on Feb 09 2026)
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- 1. Adam Marcus
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