davided

this happened twice in chrome on windows. i'd suggest moving the 'add item' button to the top or to the left -- or down below where the auto-complete dropdown goes

# usability:

http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/suck

http://www.usability.gov/guidelines/index.html

# design:

http://flyosity.com/tutorial/crafting-subtle-realistic-user-...

http://www.tutorial9.net/photoshop/5-pixel-popping-technique...

http://buildinternet.com/2009/06/five-minute-upgrade-making-...

* fix display issues - if they think data is lost, then it is

there are some good insights here obviously gained through experience. have you written about some of the stories behind these insights?

Could use a little more explanation on how to make coding faster though, as that's more about process than following a set list of rules.

I believe CouchDB has a great advantage and will develop more quickly because it is written in Erlang and not in C++, like MongoDB.