Finding good user experience design tips for your .NET applications

During my recent .NET development projects, I've had the need to focus on the user experience (UX) in addition to the more traditional coding and technical architecture design. UX is an important area in the overall success of the application, especially for consumer applications, but also for business applications, be it used in an office setting or on the factory floor.

I've recently worked with both Windows UWP applications and ASP.NET web applications, and for UWP apps, Microsoft has done a good job in providing design information and tips on MSDN. However, there's also a broader sense of UX, and for that, I've enjoyed Nielsen Norman Group's articles.

For example, their document Ten Usability Heuristics is a very good starting point for changing the way you should think about your UX.

The document is twenty (!) years old, but still very relevant – people haven't changed much during those years!

Happy designing!