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Preben Randhol wrote:
 > If the programmer is the user the result should be much better.

No. There is a reason that people who are redesigning their homes
hire an interior decorator. Users have a set of things that they
want their environment to contain. Arranging these things in an
aesthetic and pleasing manner is a job for a specialist. All those
hall of shame designs were done by programmers trying their best to
fulfill a set of requirements.